GP 408: Gravity and Magnetic Lab
Syllabus​
Determination of average density of surface rocks from gravity data; Exercises on reduction to pole of magnetic data, diurnal correction, Preparation of gravity and magnetic anomaly contour maps from field data; Regional – residual separation methods in gravity and magnetic methods; Construction of gravity and magnetic profiles on some simple geometrical models; Interpretation of gravity and magnetic anomalies obtained over different geological structures
Texts/References
- I.V. Radhakrishnamurthy, Gravity and Magnetic Interpretation in Exploration Geophysics, Geol. Soc. India Publication, Bangalore, 1998
- W.M. Telford, L.P. Geldart, and R.E. Sheriff, Applied Geophysics, Cambridge Univ. Press 1990