Geophysical Field Equipment for Undergraduate Geology and Physics

本科地质和物理地球物理现场设备

• 批准号: 9050974
• 负责人: Glenn Kroeger
• 金额: $ 1.79万
• 依托单位: Trinity University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-04-15 至 1992-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9050974&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Geophysical; Field; Equipment; Undergraduate; Geology

The geology department is integrating field geophysics into the field component of lower and upper division courses with emphasis on the use of geophysical data as a tool for problem solving. A gravity meter, magnetometer and portable computer are being acquired to meet four goals: 1. exposure of all geology majors and a majority of physics majors to geophysical field techniques, 2. enhancement of undergraduate research opportunities, 3. year-round use of the equipment, and 4. limited use by non-majors in demonstration settings and exhibits. The equipment is being used in a new lower division course in Field Methods as an exercise in quantitative data acquisition, contouring and mapping. It is used in the Structural Geology course to study offsets in the Balcones fault zone or to model a salt dome. Use in the Geophysics course emphasizes processing and modelling methods. Students participate in planning of surveys and prepare a comprehensive report on the analysis techniques and results. It is also used for several surveys on the yearly Majors Field Trip, as a demonstration tool in the Oceanography course, and in an exhibit monitoring Earth tides. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.

地质系正在将野外地球物理纳入低年级和高年级课程的野外部分，重点是利用地球物理数据作为解决问题的工具。目前正在购置重力仪、磁力计和便携式计算机，以达到四个目标：让所有地质学专业的学生和大部分物理学专业的学生接触到地球物理领域的技术；2 .增加本科生的研究机会；4.设备全年使用；非专业人士在演示设置和展览中使用有限。这些设备目前正在实地方法的一门新的低年级课程中使用，作为定量数据获取、等高线和绘图的练习。在构造地质学课程中，它被用于研究巴尔科斯断裂带的偏移或模拟盐丘。地球物理学课程强调处理和建模方法。学生参与调查计划，并准备一份分析技术和结果的综合报告。它还用于每年的专业实地考察，作为海洋学课程的演示工具，以及在监测地球潮汐的展览中。这所大学将提供相当于奖金的金额。