Acquisition and analysis of terrestrial gravity data

Author/Creator:

Long, L. T. (Leland Timothy), author

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Acquisition and analysis of terrestrial gravity data / Leland Timothy Long, Ronald Douglas Kaufmann

Variant Titles:

Acquisition & Analysis of Terrestrial Gravity Data

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Kaufmann, Ronald Douglas, author

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Gravity anomalies--Measurement
Geophysical surveys
Earth (Planet)--Crust

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: List of symbols; 1. Gravitational attraction; 2. Instruments and data reduction; 3. Field acquisition of gravity data; 4. Graphical representation of the anomalous field; 5. Manipulation of the gravity field; 6. Interpretation of density structure; 7. Direct inversion; 8. Experimental isostasy; References; Index.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Gravity surveys have a huge range of applications, indicating density variations in the subsurface and identifying man-made structures, local changes of rock type or even deep-seated structures at the crust/mantle boundary. This important one-stop book combines an introductory manual of practical procedures with a full explanation of analysis techniques, enabling students, geophysicists, geologists and engineers to understand the methodology, applications and limitations of a gravity survey. Filled with examples from a wide variety of acquisition problems, the book instructs students in avoiding common mistakes and misconceptions. It explores the increasing near-surface geophysical applications being opened up by improvements in instrumentation and provides more advance-level material as a useful introduction to potential theory. This is a key text for graduate students of geophysics and for professionals using gravity surveys, from civil engineers and archaeologists to oil and mineral prospectors and geophysicists seeking to learn more about the Earth's deep interior.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (x, 171 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

General Note:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936909385602486

ISBN:

1-139-61069-4
1-107-23610-X
1-107-25459-0
1-139-61255-7
1-139-62185-8
1-283-94370-0
1-139-62557-8
1-139-16228-4
1-139-61627-7

OCLC Number:

823504892