Course: Applied Gravimetry

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Course title Applied Gravimetry
Course code KGE/APGR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mrlina Jan, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Brief basics of gravimetry, elementary formulas Methods of measurement and instrumentation Minikurz measurement with gravimeter Field data processing, Bouguer's anomaly and derived maps Application of gravimetry in geology, archeology, oil exploration and engineering geology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Introduction to the study of gravimetry, its application.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Written test, 80% attendance
Recommended literature
  • Everett, Mark E. (2013). Near-Surface Applied Geophysics. Cambridge University Press.
  • Mareš, S. a kol. (1979). Úvod do užité geofyziky. SNTL/ALFA Praha.
  • Milsom J. (2008). Field Geophysics. Third Edition.. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
  • Mussett, A., E. - Khan, M., A. (2002). Looking into Earth. An Introduction to Geological Geophysics. Cambridge Univ. Press.
  • Telford, W., M. - Geldart, L., P. - Sheriff, R., E. (1990). Applied Geophysics. Cambridge Univ. Press, New York.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Environmental Geology (2019) Category: Geology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer