geophysics intro

____ discovery that the earth behaves as a great and rather irregular magnet and Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation may be said to constitute the beginning of geophysics.

____ discovery that the earth behaves as a great and rather irregular magnet and Isaac Newton's theory of gravitation may be said to constitute the beginning of geophysics.

is the study of the whole or substantial parts of the planet.

• Global Geophysics

  (Pure Geophysics)

• Applied Geophysics

is concerned with investigating the Earth’s crust and near-surface to achieve a

practical and, more often than not, an economic aim.

• Global Geophysics

  (Pure Geophysics)

• Applied Geophysics

Observed minus theoretical value.

application of geophysical methods to the

investigation of sub-surface materials and structures

• engineering geophysics

• Environmental Geophysics

• Forensic Geophysics

• Biogeophysics

• Hydrogeophysics

The application of geophysical methods to the investigation of near surface biophysico-chemical phenomena that are likely to have (significant) implications for the

management of the local environment.

• engineering geophysics

• Environmental Geophysics

• Forensic Geophysics

• Biogeophysics

• Hydrogeophysics

the application of geophysical methods to investigations that might come before a

court of law

• engineering geophysics

• Environmental Geophysics

• Forensic Geophysics

• Biogeophysics

• Hydrogeophysics

examines the geophysical signatures of microbial cells in the Earth and alteration of the physical and chemical properties of geological materials as a result of microbial activity.

• engineering geophysics

• Environmental Geophysics

• agrogeophysics

• Biogeophysics

• Hydrogeophysics

use of geophysicsl methods for groundwater exploration

• engineering geophysics

• Environmental Geophysics

• agrogeophysics

• Biogeophysics

• Hydrogeophysics