MN-GM-GEOEEV
Study course: | M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | |||
Module: | MN-GM-GEOEEV | |||
Title | Direct Current and Electromagnetic Exploration Methods (Elektrische und elektromagnetische Verfahren der angewandten Geophysik) |
Module Number | Workload | CP | Duration | Semester |
MN-GM-GEOEEV | 180 h | 6 | 1 Semester | WT |
Person in Charge | B. Tezkan |
Offering Department | Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, Cologne University |
Applicability | Course of Study | Category | Semester | ||
M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere | Compulsory for main focus geophysics | 1 |
Aims | Knowledge of the principles of electromagnetic methods and overview of their applications | |||
Skills | Theory of electromagnetic methods, data analysis and modeling of DC-resistivity and electromagnetic data in frequency and time domain | |||
Content | • DC methods: basic equations, potential of the single electrode, solution of the Laplace equation for 1D earth, inversion of DC data, 1D and 2D forward modelling of DC data • Electromagnetic induction: basic equations, induction in 1D earth, 2D conductivity models, field measurements and data analysis, quantitative interpretation, passive EM methods, active EM methods (Magnetotelluric and Geomagnetic Deep Soundings, Time Domain Methods) | |||
Prerequisites | Basics of mathematics, physics and applied geophysics |
Lectures | Form, Theme | Max. of Participants | h/week | workload | CP |
Lecture Exercise | 20 | 3 2 | 90 90 | 3 3 |
Examinations | Form of testing and examination | Graded or not |
Written examination | Graded |
Miscellaneous | Recommended literature: W.E. Telford et. al., Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 1990. O. Koefed, Geosounding principles, Vol. 1, Springer Verlag, 1985. Nabighian, M.N., Electromagnetic soundings in applied geophysics, SEG,1987. Simpson and Bahr, Practical magnetotellurics, Cambridge University Press, 2005. M.S. Zhadanov and G.V. Keller, The geoelectrical methods in applied geophysics, SEG, 1987. B. Buttkus, Spektralanalyse und Filtertheorie in der Angewandten Geophysik , Springer Verlag, 1991. D. S. Parasanis, Principles of Aplied Geophysics, Halsted Press Book, 1979. |