The primary focus of CGEM research activities is processing and inversion of gravity, gravity gradiometer, electrical, electromagnetic and magnetic data. While the research projects undertaken by CGEM members are formulated in cooperation with sponsors of our consortia, by research grant proposals, and by personal interests, the following partial list of research topics is presented primarily by application. It just makes sense that way. There is also a list of projects, with links, under the 'Hot Topics' category. These are the most current projects which we feel are (or will become) of great interest and value to the geophysical community.

 

Hot Topics

 

Processing & Inversion

  • Estimation and removal of noise in gravity gradiometer data using wavelets (pdf)
  • Processing of gradiometer data using equivalent sources (pdf)
  • Stable calculation of gravity gradiometer data (pdf)
  • A new formulation of minimum curvature gridding problem (pdf)
  • 3D inversion of gravity gradiometer data (pdf)
  • Binary inversion of gravity data (pdf)
  • Hybrid optimization for the binary inverse problem (pdf)
  • 3D Inversion of magnetic total gradient data in the presence of remanent magnetization (pdf)
  • A new method for determination of magnetization direction (pdf)
  • Consistent removal of regional fields in gravity gradiometry (pdf)
  • Unification of Euler and Werner deconvolution in three dimensions via the generalized Hilbert transform (pdf)

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

  • Effects of magnetic soils on magnetometry in UXO discrimination problems (pdf)

Petroleum

  • Estimation and removal of noise in gravity gradiometer data using wavelets (pdf)
  • Processing of gradiometer data using equivalent sources (pdf)
  • Stable calculation of gravity gradiometer data (pdf)
  • Extended 3D Euler deconvolution (pdf)
  • 3D inversion of gravity gradiometer data (pdf)
  • Reservoir monitoring using micro-gravity data
  • Binary inversion of gravity data (pdf)
  • Hybrid optimization for the binary inverse problem (pdf)

Mining

  • Geophysical modeling of two willemite deposits: Vazante (Brazil) & Beltana (Australia) (pdf)
  • 3D Inversion of magnetic total gradient data in the presence of remanent magnetization (pdf)
  • Magnetotelluric crustal studies in Kenai, Alaska (MS thesis)

Environmental

Archaeology

  • Geophysics for mapping the Ludlow Massacre archaeology site, CO
  • Teaching geophysics methods at an archaeology field camp in Salemi, Sicily

  

 

 

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