| Module Identifier | EAM0630 | ||
| Module Title | GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | ||
| Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Dr Robert Whittington | ||
| Semester | Semester 2 | ||
| Course delivery | Lecture | 11 Hours 11 x 2 hour | |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 5 Hours 5 x 1 hour | ||
| Practical | 11 x 1 hour, 2 days of fieldwork (16 hours) | ||
| Assessment | Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
| Project report | Individual written report on group fieldwork project | 25% | |
| Presentation | Oral presentation of individual project | 10% | |
| Project report | Written report of individual project | 15% | |
| Resit assessment | Failed reports and essays can be resubmitted to the IGES office on or before the first day of the summer resit period (normally mid-August). Written exam can be re-taken at that time. | ||
Brief description
This module will provide training in the principles and practices of the geophysical methods used in the environmental industry on land and at sea to investigate near surface physical-chemical phenomena which affect the management of local environments. It will include two days of field work which will be written up as an individual report. The interpretation of industrial data sets will be presented as oral and written reports.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to
Reading Lists
Books
Reynolds, J M. (1997)
An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics. Wiley