Geophysics for Practicing Geoscientists - GEO 369

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The GPG is a learning resource for applied geophysics and its applications to help solve problems of relevance to society including those in resource exploration, environmental applications, and geotechnical projects. Geophysical surveys and data are sensitive to physical property variations in the subsurface. These variations can be diagnostic for finding resources, tracking contamination or mapping geologic units. Application of a geophysical technique to help answer a geoscientific question requires that targeted physical properties be identified and appropriate geophysical surveys, processing and interpretation be carried out. The application of geophysics is consolidated into a Seven Step procedure that serves as a guiding template in every problem. In the GPG we discuss the physical principles for each type of survey and carry through with applications. The focus is on environmental, resource exploration and geotechnical problems but the concepts span a broad range of applications. The GPG is meant to be a resource for geoscientists, including those who are not specialists in geophysics, in particular geological engineers, geologists, and undergraduate geophysicists. The GPG is light on mathematical development but links to deeper levels of analysis are provided.

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This version is edited by Alain Plattner (amplattner@ua.edu). Original authors are

(This is an adapted version by Alain Plattner. The original for this textbook can be found on https://gpg.geosci.xyz/ )