Course overview
This course expands on a students background in potential field geophysics, focusing on the underlying theory and methods of problem solving.
Course learning outcomes
- Discuss both quantitatively and conceptually how gravity, magnetic and thermal fields are modified by differences in rock composition and/or structure and determine how these effects are manifest in the responses of fields at Earth’s surface
- Discuss the assumptions applied to geophysical equations and the conditions under which they apply to gravity, magnetic and thermal phenomena
- Analyse complex mathematical relationships to determine characteristic temporal and spatial scales of gravity, magnetic and thermal anomalies, and their evolution
- Develop mathematical and computer skills to interrogate data and model the geophysical fields
- Work together in groups to create, process, and analyse experimental data
Degree list
The following degrees include this course