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GE-4550 Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation Methods

This document provides details about a course titled "GE-4550 Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation Methods". The course is an elective that teaches students how to interpret gravity and magnetic anomalies using forward modeling techniques. It emphasizes designing cost-effective gravity/magnetic surveys and interpreting their results. The course covers topics like modeling geometric bodies, filtering anomalies, and 2D/3D modeling of complex shapes over 3 lectures reviewing prerequisites and 30 lectures of new material.

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GE-4550 Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation Methods

This document provides details about a course titled "GE-4550 Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation Methods". The course is an elective that teaches students how to interpret gravity and magnetic anomalies using forward modeling techniques. It emphasizes designing cost-effective gravity/magnetic surveys and interpreting their results. The course covers topics like modeling geometric bodies, filtering anomalies, and 2D/3D modeling of complex shapes over 3 lectures reviewing prerequisites and 30 lectures of new material.

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GE-4550

Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation Methods


Curricular Designation: elective
 
Catalog Description:
Interpretation of gravity and magnetic anomalies based on forward modeling techniques, including space filtering to enhance
anomalies of importance. Emphasis will also be given to the design of the gravity/magnetic survey based on cost,
implementation, and interpretation methods used.
Credits: 3.0
Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring - Offered alternate years beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year
Pre-Requisite(s): GE 3040
Textbook and Other Required Materials
Software used: Surfer 8, Oasis montaj viewer with USGS GX modules, Magpick, and USGS Potential Field software
Reference materials: Burger, R. H., Sheehan, A. F. and Jones C. H.., An Introduction to Applied Geophysics, W. W. Norton
and Company, 2006
Blakely, R. J., Potential Theory in Gravity and Magnetic Applications, Cambridge Press, 1995
Reeves, C., Aeromagnetic Surveying: Principles, Practices, and Interpretation, Geosoft, 2005
Nabighian, M. N., Grauch, V. J. S., Hansen, R. O., LaFehr, T. R., Li, Y., Peirce, J. W., Phillips, J. D. ,
and Ruder, M. E., , The historical development of the magnetic exploration method. Geophysics, 70,
33ND – 62ND, 2005
Nabighian, M. N., Ander, M. E., Grauch, V. J. S., Hansen, R. O., LaFehr, T. R., Li, Y., Pearson, W. C. ,
Peirce, J. W., Phillips, J. D. and Ruder M. E., Historical development of the gravity method in
exploration, Geophysics, 70, 63ND – 89ND, 2005
Prerequisites by Topic
Fundamentals of Applied and Environmental Geophysics (GE3040)

Course Objectives
Objective 1: to teach the student how to use forward modelling techniques to interpret gravity and magnetic anomalies
assuming simple geometric shapes for the causative bodies, how to do more complex 2D gravity modelling, and how to
calculate excess mass.

Objective 2: to demonstrate the fundamentals of filtering to enhance gravity and magnetic anomalies

Objective 3: to develop the student’s ability to design a gravity/magnetics survey, cost the survey, conduct the survey and
interpret results

Topics Covered
I. Review of GE 3040 gravity and magnetic lectures (3 lectures)
II. Mathematics of potential fields (3 lectures)
III. Gravity (9 lectures)
Gravity effects of geometric shapes
Gravity effects of complex shapes (2D and 3D modeling)
Excess mass calculations
Gravity anomaly maps
IV. Magnetics (9 lectures)
Magnetic effects of geometric shapes
Slope/half slope methods
Magnetic effects of complex shapes (2d and 3D modeling)
Magnetic anomaly maps
V. Anomaly separation and enhancement (18 lectures)
Convolution, low and high pass filtering in spatial domain
Fourier series and transforms
Filters in the frequency domain - high pass, low pass, bandpass, notch, and threshold. 1 & 2D power/amplitude spectra,
and radial averages
Upward/downward continuation, reduction to the pole, psuedogravity transformation
Wenner and Euler deconvolution

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