This paper discusses the solution of the inverse potential problem and its practical application in the interpretation of field data which have a scalar potential distribution. The discussion will be in terms of the interpretation of magnetic data. Among the topics discussed are: the direct calculation of basement relief, the derivation of the potential and the horizontal components of the field from the vertical intensity, the continuation of the field upward, the continuation of the field downward towards its source, the calculation of derivatives of the vertical intensity with special attention to the second and fourth, and the estimation of depths to igneous basement rocks. The uses of these tools and the information of practical value which can be obtained by their use are discussed and illustrated. Methods of rapidly making calculations using magnetic field data are given.
Ground Penetrating Radar (C P R) is considered as an erivironmental tool. The basic concepts involved in GPR ure introduced briefly including the antennas, propagation. target scattering. and mapping. Target identification is important when usin GPR since the siutterer c m only he observed by evacuution. This is di.sc.ussed in terms of mapping and Comples Natural Resonances. GPR has been used and is being considered us U tooljor the detection of' U wide variety of subterranean jeutures. A very brief' description of the various upplir~ations of' GPR is presented. I n terms of environmental sensing, it has been upplied IO detect buried tanks. lundfill debris. Mnter levels, and contaminutedjluids. The detection OJ' iurious militury devices also represent a suious eni~ironmental coni~ern including land mines and une.xp1oded ordnance. There alp also possible applications inwlving the detection o_f' buried utilities highwsay voids. grave sites. It has been used for esumining urcheological sites. The above list is jar f i o m complete beuuse of the ever-expanding use if GPR.
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