An introduction to applied and environmental geophysics / John M. Reynolds.

Author/creator Reynolds, John M. author.
Format Electronic
Edition2nd edition.
PublicationChichester, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Copyright Date©2011
Description1 online resource (xii, 696 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects
Geophysics--Technique.
Seismology--Technique.

Contents Note continued: 11.3.2.Data processing and interpretation of TEM surveys -- 11.3.3.Applications and case histories -- 12.Electromagnetic Methods: Systems and Applications II -- 12.1.Very-low-frequency (VLF) methods -- 12.1.1.Introduction -- 12.1.2.Principles of operation -- 12.1.3.Effect of topography on VLF observations -- 12.1.4.Filtering and interpretation of VLF data -- 12.1.5.Applications and case histories -- 12.2.The telluric method -- 12.2.1.Principles of operation -- 12.2.2.Field measurements -- 12.3.The magnetotelluric (MT) method -- 12.3.1.Principles of operation -- 12.3.2.Field measurements -- 12.3.3.Interpretation methods -- 12.3.4.Applications and case histories -- 12.4.Magnetic Resonance Sounding (MRS) -- 12.4.1.Principles of operation -- 12.4.2.Field measurements -- 12.4.3.Interpretation methods -- 12.4.4.Case histories -- 13.Introduction to Ground-Penetrating Radar -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Principles of operation -- 13.3.Propagation of radiowaves -- 13.3.1.Theory -- 13.3.2.Energy loss and attenuation -- 13.3.3.Horizontal and vertical resolution -- 13.4.Dielectric properties of earth materials -- 13.5.Modes of data acquisition -- 13.5.1.Radar reflection profiling -- 13.5.2.Wide-angle reflection and refraction (WARR) sounding -- 13.5.3.Trans-illumination or radar tomography -- 13.6.Data processing -- 13.6.1.During data acquisition -- 13.6.2.Wide-angle reflection and refraction (WARR) sounding -- 13.6.3.Post-recording data processing -- 13.7.Interpretation techniques -- 13.7.1.Basic interpretation -- 13.7.2.Quantitative analysis -- 13.7.3.Interpretational pitfalls -- 14.Ground-Penetrating Radar: Applications and Case Histories -- 14.1.Geological mapping -- 14.1.1.Sedimentary sequences -- 14.1.2.Lacustrine environments -- 14.1.3.Geological faults -- 14.2.Hydrogeology and groundwater contamination -- 14.2.1.Groundwater contamination -- 14.2.2.Mapping the water table -- 14.3.Glaciological applications -- 14.3.1.Polar ice sheets -- 14.3.2.Snow stratigraphy and crevasse detection -- 14.3.3.Temperate glaciers -- 14.3.4.Glacial hazards -- 14.4.Engineering applications on manmade structures -- 14.4.1.Underground storage tanks (USTs), pipes and cables -- 14.4.2.Transportation infrastructure -- 14.4.3.Dams and embankments -- 14.4.4.Golf courses -- 14.5.Voids within manmade structures -- 14.5.1.Voids behind sewer linings -- 14.5.2.Buried crypts and cellars -- 14.5.3.Coastal defences -- 14.6.Archaeological investigations -- 14.6.1.Roman roads -- 14.6.2.Historical graves -- 14.6.3.Buried Roman structures -- 14.6.4.Burial mounds -- 14.7.Forensic uses of GPR -- 14.8.Wide-aperture radar mapping and migration processing -- 14.9.Borehole radar -- 14.9.1.Hydrogeological investigations -- 14.9.2.Mining -- 14.10.UXO and landmine detection -- 14.11.Animals -- 15.Radiometrics -- 15.1.Introduction -- 15.2.Natural radiation -- 15.2.1.Isotopes -- 15.2.2.α and β particles, and γ radiation -- 15.2.3.Radioactive decay series and radioactive equilibria -- 15.2.4.Natural gamma-ray spectra -- 15.3.Radioactivity of rocks -- 15.4.Radiation detectors -- 15.4.1.Geiger-Muller counter -- 15.4.2.Scintillometers -- 15.4.3.Gamma-ray spectrometers -- 15.4.4.Radon detectors -- 15.4.5.Seaborne systems -- 15.4.6.Borehole logging tools -- 15.5.Data correction methods -- 15.5.1.Detector calibration -- 15.5.2.Thorium source test -- 15.5.3.Dead time and live time -- 15.5.4.Geometric corrections -- 15.5.5.Environmental factors -- 15.5.6.Compton scattering -- 15.5.7.Terrain clearance corrections -- 15.5.8.Radio-element ground concentrations -- 15.6.Radiometric data presentation -- 15.7.Case histories -- 15.7.1.Mineral exploration -- 15.7.2.Engineering applications -- 15.7.3.Soil mapping -- 15.7.4.Nuclear waste disposal investigations.
Abstract "... describes the rapidly developing field of near-surface geophysics. The book covers a range of applications including mineral, hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration, and emphasises the use of geophysics in civil engineering and in environmental investigations. Following on from the international popularity of the first edition, this new, revised, and much expanded edition contains additional case histories, and descriptions of geophysical techniques not previously included in such textbooks. The level of mathematics and physics is deliberately kept to a minimum but is described qualitatively within the text. Relevant mathematical expressions are separated into boxes to supplement the text. The book is profusely illustrated with many figures, photographs and line drawings, many never previously published. Key source literature is provided in an extensive reference section; a list of web addresses for key organisations is also given in an appendix as a valuable additional resource. Covers new techniques such as Magnetic Resonance Sounding, Controlled- Source EM, shear-wave seismic refraction, and airborne gravity and EM techniques -- Now includes radioactivity surveying and more discussions of down-hole geophysical methods; hydrographic and Sub-Bottom Profiling surveying; and Unexploded Ordnance detection -- Expanded to include more forensic, archaeological, glaciological, agricultural and bio-geophysical applications -- Includes more information on physio-chemical properties of geological, engineering and environmental materials -- Takes a fully global approach -- Companion website with additional resources available at www.wiley.com/go/reynolds/introduction2e " --Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [649]-679) and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Reynolds, John M. introduction to applied and environmental geophysics. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 9780471485353
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780470975015 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0470975016 (electronic bk.)
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