302654 (v.3) Environmental Geophysics 318

Area:	Department of Exploration Geophysics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 8 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s):	11914 (v.4) Introduction to Geophysical Oil and Gas Exploration Methods 246 or any previous version AND 302455 (v.3) Introduction to Geophysical Mineral Exploration Methods 245 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Soil porosity and electrical properties of soils, rocks and groundwater. Environmental magnetism and radiometrics. Management of agricultural land in saline environments: defining the problem in geophysical terms. Airborne radiometric surveys and soil/regolith mapping. Mapping salt storage with ground based and downhole EM and resistivity systems. Airborne electromagnetic methods for environmental investigations. DEM in salinity studies. Data integration in GIS and data mining. Groundwater exploration. Mapping groundwater contamination. Environmental impact of geophysical surveys. Archaeology and geophysics.
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Field of Education:	010705 Geophysics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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