Upgrade of a GPR System for Field Investigations, Student Training and Enhancement of Outreach Activities at the University of Kansas

升级堪萨斯大学探地雷达系统，用于实地调查、学生培训和加强外展活动

• 批准号: 1029120
• 负责人: Georgios Tsoflias
• 金额: $ 14.14万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-11-15 至 2013-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1029120&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Upgrade; GPR; System; Field; Investigations

1029120TsofliasThis grant supports upgrade an existing ground penetrating radar (GPR) system to permit multi-channel recording and coupling with kinematic GPS positioning. The upgraded system would support PI and student research at the University of Kansas with a focus on studies of near surface structures and electrical properties including identification of natural fractures in aquifers and their effects on flow properties, paleoseismological investigations, determination of subsurface microbial activity, imaging of porosity distribution, fractures and flow conduits in carbonate rocks, and geoarchaeological evaluation of Native American Earthworks. PI research has implications for water resource management, environmental remediation and seismic hazards identification. The GPR system will facilitate ongoing international research collaborations which will engage student involvement and support an extant collaborative diversity initiative with the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez which seeks to provide research experiences to minority students.***

1029120tsoflias该授权支持升级现有的探地雷达（GPR）系统，以允许多通道记录并与动态GPS定位耦合。升级后的系统将支持PI和堪萨斯大学的学生研究，重点研究近地表结构和电学特性，包括识别含水层中的天然裂缝及其对流动特性的影响，古地震学调查，确定地下微生物活动，孔隙分布成像，碳酸盐岩中的裂缝和流动管道，以及对美洲原住民土方工程的地质考古评估。PI研究对水资源管理、环境修复和地震灾害识别具有重要意义。GPR系统将促进正在进行的国际研究合作，这将吸引学生参与，并支持与波多黎各大学mayagez的现有合作多样性倡议，该倡议旨在为少数民族学生提供研究经验