Acquisition of Ground-Penetrating Radar Equipment

这笔赠款用于购置探地雷达设备，包括数据采集系统、多个频率的天线、安装车和里程计轮、现场计算机和处理软件。该设备将支持目前和计划在广泛领域进行的研究，包括环境地球物理和水文学、沉积地质学、考古学和电气工程。一些应用将使用标准的天线配置和信号处理；对于这些应用，易用性至关重要。其他应用将利用替代的天线配置和信号处理和解释方面的新发展；为此，我们需要系统的灵活性和获取原始数据。虽然拟议的设备主要是为了支持研究，但也有一个非常重要的教育组成部分。地质学、地球物理学、考古学和电气工程专业的本科生和研究生将获得探地雷达数据采集、处理和解释方面的经验。在这样做的过程中，他们和他们的教职员工将了解这个强大的工具对他们当前和未来研究的用处和局限性。对这笔赠款的支持来自地球科学仪器和设施计划(EAR/IF)，由宾厄姆顿大学分担50%的费用。这些设备将存放在地质科学和环境研究系内并由其进行维护。*

0092258BarkerThis grant provides funds for the acquisition of Ground-penetrating Radar equipment, including a data acquisition system, antennas at a number of frequencies, a mounting cart and odometer wheel, a field computer and processing software. This equipment will support current and planned research in a wide range of fields, including environmental geophysics and hydrology, sedimentary geology, archaeology and electrical engineering. Some applications will use standard antenna configurations and signal processing; for these, ease of use is essential. Other applications will make use of alternative antenna configurations and new developments in signal processing and interpretation; for these, we require flexibility in the system and access to raw data. While the proposed equipment is intended primarily to support research, there is also a very important educational component. Undergraduate and graduate students in geology, geophysics, archaeology and electrical engineering will gain experience in GPR data acquisition, processing and interpretation. In doing so, they as well as their faculty will gain an understanding of the usefulness and the limitations of this powerful tool for their own current and future research. Support for this grant comes from the Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities Program (EAR/IF), with 50% cost sharing by Binghamton University. The equipment will be housed in and maintained by the Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies.***