Acquisition of a Ground Penetrating Radar

采购探地雷达

• 批准号: 0132244
• 负责人: Slawek Tulaczyk
• 金额: $ 2.97万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Cruz
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-04-01 至 2004-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0132244&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Ground; Penetrating; Radar

0132244TulaczykThis grant provides partial support for acquisition of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The GPR setup will include five antennas spanning frequencies from 12.5 MHz through 400 MHz. The GPR equipment will be utilized by: (1) the UCSC Surface Processes Group (glaciology, geomorphology, hydrology and Quaternary geology; ~60% of time), (2) other UCSC Earth Science faculty (geophysics, hydrogeology, and neotectonics; ~30% of time), and (3) other UCSC and non-UCSC users (~10% of time). GPR technology fits ideally into the Earth Science research programs listed above because it permits better integration of surface and near-surface observations of geologic structures and stratigraphy. This GPR capability combines with its portability and ease of use to provide an excellent tool for constraining models of key surface and near-surface geologic processes even in logistically difficult environments. In addition to its application in research projects, the UCSC GPR facility will be used to intensify hands-on training of UCSC undergraduate and graduate students in field geophysical techniques. Use of this new equipment will be incorporated into relevant upper division courses: Geologic Hazards, Environmental Geophysics, Geomorphology, Soil Properties and Mechanics, and Groundwater. The host department will provide support for the new GPR facility in the form of: (1) 30% equipment cost match, (2) computer and software resources for GPR data field processing and post-processing, (3) technical support by a team of three specialists, and (4) storage space.***

这笔赠款为加州大学圣克鲁斯分校地球科学系购买探地雷达(GPR)提供部分支持。探地雷达设置将包括五个天线，频率从12.5兆赫到400兆赫。UCSC地表过程组(冰川学、地貌学、水文学和第四纪地质学；约60%的时间)，(2)UCSC其他地球科学学院(地球物理学、水文地质学和新构造学，约30%的时间)，以及(3)其他UCSC和非UCSC用户(约10%的时间)将使用探地雷达设备。探地雷达技术非常适合上面列出的地球科学研究计划，因为它可以更好地整合地质构造和地层学的地表和近地表观测。这种探地雷达能力与其便携性和易用性相结合，为约束关键地表和近地表地质过程的模型提供了一个极好的工具，即使在后勤困难的环境中也是如此。除了在研究项目中的应用，UCSC探地雷达设施还将用于加强UCSC本科生和研究生在野外地球物理技术方面的实践培训。这种新设备的使用将被纳入相关的高级课程：地质灾害、环境地球物理、地貌学、土壤性质和力学以及地下水。东道国部门将以下列形式为新的探地雷达设施提供支助：(1)30%的设备费用匹配；(2)用于探地雷达数据实地处理和后处理的计算机和软件资源；(3)由三名专家组成的小组提供的技术支持；以及(4)存储空间。