Applied Geophysics

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We develop and use ground-based, marine and airborne geophysical techniques, especially for electromagnetic exploration to derive physical properties of the earths subsurface from few meters depth down to several kilometers. Our areas of applications cover a wide range such as the search for groundwater, contamination problems, mineral resources and hydrocarbon exploration, geothermal research and archeological prospection as well as general geological studies

What is applied geophysics about?

Key Research Areas & Methods

New geophysical techniques and measurement platforms
Environmental and engineering problems
Earth resource exploration
Groundwater exploration
Electrical and Electromagnetic methods
Modeling & inversion
Data processing

Projects

Various national and international projects cover a wide range of geophysical techniques for shallow and deep subsurface exploration, technical and numerical developments for improved data interpretation.

Project List

Recent Publications

Shlykov, A., Schöttle, S., Saraev, A., Bobrov, N., Tezkan, B., Smirnova, M. & Yogeshwar, P., (2024). On the use of different sources for Controlled Source Radiomagnetotellurics. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
Liu, Y., Yogeshwar, P., Peng, R., Han, B., Hu, X. & Blanco-Arrue, B., (2024). Three-Dimensional Inversion of Time-Domain Electromagnetic Data Using Various Loop Source Configurations, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (64). doi:10.1109/TGRS.2024.3383288.
Mörbe, W., Yogeshwar, P., Tezkan, B., Kotowski, P., Thiede, A., Steuer, A., ... & Becken, M. (2024). Large-scale 3D inversion of semi-airborne electromagnetic data-topography and induced polarization effects in a graphite exploration scenario. Geophysics, 89(5), 1-54. doi:10.1190/geo2023-0471.1
Sharifi, F., Tezkan, B., Ibraheem, I.M., Bergers, R. & Yogeshwar, P. (2024). Recovering Induced Polarization Effects from 1-D Coupled Inversion of Transient Electromagnetic Data. Geophysical Journal International 238(3), 1708–1722. doi:10.1093/gji/ggae237
Tavakoli, M., Motlagh, Z.K., Sayadi, M.H., Ibraheem, I.M., & Youssef, Y.M. (2024). Sustainable Groundwater Management Using Machine Learning-Based DRASTIC Model in Rurbanizing Riverine Region: A Case Study of Kerman Province, Iran. Water 16, 2748. 10.3390/w16192748
Othman, A.A., & Ibraheem, I.M., (2024). Origin of El-Maghara Anticlines, North Sinai Peninsula, Egypt: Insights from Gravity Data Interpretation Using Edge Detection Filters. Arab J Sci Eng 49, 863–882. doi:10.1007/nsg.13369-023-08225-6
Ashadi, A.L., Tezkan, B., Yogeshwar, P., Hanstein, T., Kirmizakis, P., Khogali, A., Chavanidis, K. & Soupios, P., (2023). Magnetotelluric Case Study from Ain Al-Harrah Hot Spring, Al-Lith, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 49. doi:10.1007/s13369-023-08293-8.
Nienhaus, H., Yogeshwar, P., Mörbe, W., Tezkan, B., Büttner, C., Legler, M., Buske, S., Lushetile, B., Wennrich, V., Melles, M., (2023). Geophysical and geological exploration of the Aurus clay pan as an archive of the long-term climatic and environmental history of the Namib Desert. Global and Planetary Change. 230, 1 - 16. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104259.
Asghari, S. F., Shlykov, A., Smirnova, M., Saraev, A., Yogeshwar, P., & Tezkan, B. (2023). Multidimensional interpretation of radiomagnetotellurics and controlled‐source radiomagnetotellurics data: A validation study. Near Surface Geophysics, 21(4), 300-313. doi:10.1002/nsg.12257
Peng, R., Yogeshwar, P., Liu, Y., & Hu, X. (2023). Quasi-2-D Bayesian inversion of central loop transient electromagnetic data using an adaptive Voronoi parametrization. Geophysical Journal International, 234(1), 650-663. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad087
Smirnova, M., Shlykov, A., Fadavi Asghari, S., Tezkan, B., Saraev, A., Yogeshwar, P., & Smirnov, M. (2023). 3D controlled-source electromagnetic inversion in the radio-frequency band. Geophysics, 88(1), E1-E12. https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2021-0626.1
Hu, D., Tezkan, B., Niu, H., Yue, M., Yang, X., & Wu, X. (2023). 3D time-domain induced polarization modelling considering anisotropy and topography. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 208, 104871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2022.104871
Ikirri, M., Boutaleb, S., Ibraheem, I.M., Abioui, M., Echogdali, F.Z., et al. (2023). Delineation of Groundwater Potential Area using an AHP, Remote Sensing, and GIS Techniques in the Ifni Basin, Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Water 15, 1436. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071436
Ibraheem, I.M., Tezkan, B., Ghazala, H.& Othman, A.A. (2023). A new edge enhancement filter for the interpretation of magnetic field data. Pure and Applied Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-023-03249-3
Elbshbeshi, A., Gomaa, A., Mohamed, A., Othman, A., Ibraheem, I.M. & Ghazala, H. (2023). Applying Geomatics Techniques for Documenting Heritage Buildings in Aswan Region, Egypt: A Case Study of the Temple of Abu Simbel. Heritage 6, 742–761 (Special issue: Geophysical Surveys for Heritage and Archaeology). https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6010040
Hu, D., Tezkan, B., Yue, M., Yang, X., & Wu, X (2022). A new method of 3D direct current resistivity modelling using the long electrode source for forward-probing in tunnels. Near Surface Geophysics, https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.12224.
Adrian, J., Tezkan, B., & Candansayar, M. E. (2022). Exploration of a Copper Ore Deposit in Elbistan/Turkey Using 2D Inversion of the Time-Domain Induced Polarization Data by Using Unstructured Mesh. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1-18.
Cai, J., Yogeshwar, P., Mörbe, W., Smirnova, M., Haroon, A., Becken, M., & Tezkan, B. (2022). 2-D joint inversion of semi-airborne CSEM and LOTEM data in eastern Thuringia, Germany. Geophysical Journal International, 229(3), 1475-1489.
Blanco-Arrué, B., Yogeshwar, P., Tezkan, B., Mörbe, W., Díaz, D., Farah, B., ... & Wennrich, V. (2022). Exploration of sedimentary deposits in the Atacama Desert, Chile, using integrated geophysical techniques. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 115, 103746.
Saraev, A. K., Shlykov, A. A., & Tezkan, B. (2022). Application of the Controlled Source Radiomagnetotellurics (CSRMT) in the Study of Rocks Overlying Kimberlite Pipes in Yakutia/Siberia. Geosciences, 12(1), 34.
Othman, A.A., Beshr, A.M., Abd El-Gawad, A.M.S. & Ibraheem, I.M. (2022). Hydrogeophysical investigation using remote sensing and geoelectrical data in southeast Hiw, Qena, Egypt. Geocarto International. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2087750
Mamo, A.R., Ibraheem, I.M., Al Kassem, A., Al-Khalil, A. & Hopper, K. (2022). The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Archaeological Sites in Al-Hasakah Province. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 43, 103486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103486
Ibraheem, I.M., El-Husseiny, A.A. & Othman, A.A. (2022). Structural and mineral exploration study at the transition zone between the North and the Central Eastern Desert, Egypt, using airborne magnetic and gamma-ray spectrometric data. Geocarto International. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2076915