1. Gravity & Magnetic Exploration ERTH4121 Peter Fullagar p. fullagar@uq
Gravity & Magnetic Exploration ERTH Peter Fullagar

2. Gravity & Magnetic Exploration Course Objectives
Physical understanding of
gravity method
magnetics method
Familiarity with principles & practice of
forward modelling of gravity and magnetic data
inversion of gravity & magnetic data

3. Principal resources Software:
University of California Berkeley, on line course notes:
Roach, M., Geophysics course notes: University of Tasmania
Software:
VPmg gravity & magnetic 3D modelling & inversion software
Fullagar Geophysics Pty Ltd

4. Lecture schedule (subject to change)
Minimum 10 x 3 hour lecture sessions: 1:30pm Tuesdays
July 26: 1. Introduction to gravity method 1
Aug 2: Introduction to gravity method 2
9: Introduction to magnetics method 1
16: Introduction to magnetics method 2
23: Gravity forward modelling
Sept 13: 6. Magnetics forward modelling
20: Introduction to inversion 1
[Term break]
Oct 4: Introduction to inversion 2
Oct 11: Gravity inversion
Oct 18: 10. Magnetics inversion

5. Assessment 2 assignments + exam:
Assignment #1: gravity/magnetics principles 10%
Assignment #2: gravity/magnetics interpretation 25%
(3D inversion)
Final exam: 3hrs 65%

6. References - general
Blakely, R.J., 1995, Potential Theory in Gravity and Magnetic Applications:
Cambridge University Press, 441p.
Telford, W.M., Geldart, L.P., and Sheriff, R.E., 1990, Applied Geophysics:
Cambridge University Press, 770p.