NS013
Near-Surface Geophysics: A centennial perspective

Session ID#: 79651

Session Description:
Near-surface geophysics is the use of geophysical methods to investigate the shallow subsurface (i.e. meters to tens of meters). In the past 100 years, near-surface geophysics as a field had made tremendous advances, moving from the first 1D vertical electrical resistivity soundings used for void detection collected in the early 1900’s, to the current state of the science of collecting 1000 km2 3D airborne electromagnetic surveys used to map basin scale aquifers. Furthermore, current advances in technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles open the future and show potential to bridge the gap between satellite/airborne to surface methods. To celebrate the AGU centennial, this session will cover the technological and scientific advances that have been made in Near-Surface geophysics in the past 100 years, the current state of the science, and the new exciting discoveries and applications that are expected in the next 100 years. .

This session is invitation only.

Co-Sponsor(s):
  • EGU: European Geosciences Union -
  • SEG: Society of Exploration Geophysicists -
Index Terms:

1794 Instruments and techniques [HISTORY OF GEOPHYSICS]
1895 Instruments and techniques: monitoring [HYDROLOGY]
9805 Instruments useful in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]
9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]

Primary Convener:  Kristina Keating, Rutgers University Newark, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Xavier Comas, Florida Atlantic University, Geosciences, Boca Raton, FL, United States, Erasmus K. Oware, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States and Anja Klotzsche, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3), Juelich, Germany
Primary Liaison:  Xavier Comas, Florida Atlantic University, Geosciences, Boca Raton, FL, United States
 
Near-Surface Geophysics: A Century of Knowledge into Action (Invited) (486298)
Rosemary J Knight, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA, United States
 
Unoccupied Airborne Systems and Near-Surface Geophysics: What Does the Future Hold? (Invited) (492600)
John W Lane Jr, USGS, Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States, Cian Dawson, USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch, Storrs, CT, United States and Martin A Briggs, USGS Office of Groundwater, Hydrogeophysics Branch, Reston, VA, United States
 
Induced Polarization: A Centennial Perspective on Observation and Modeling of Electrochemical Interfacial Charge Storage in the Near Surface Earth (Invited) (501932)
Lee D Slater, Rutgers University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States and Andrew M. Binley, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, United Kingdom
 
100 years of four electrode resistivity methods (Invited) (502043)
Andrew M. Binley, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster, United Kingdom and Lee D Slater, Rutgers University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Newark, NJ, United States
 
Near Surface Geophysics—what we are doing now (Invited) (502323)
Carol Finn, USGS, Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO, United States
 
Towards Large-Scale Geophysical Sensor Networks (Invited) (502624)
Denys Grombacher, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
 
Using near-surface geophysics to advance critical zone science: Diverse methods, spatiotemporal scales, and future directions (Invited) (504141)
Jorden L Hayes, Dickinson College, Department of Earth Sciences, Carlisle, PA, United States
 
Subsurface Characterization Using Resistivity Meter and Ground Magnetic Resonance (510050)
Uttam Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India and Pramod Kumar Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Civil Engineering, --Select--, India
 
Acquisition of geophysical data at a continental scale (570998)
Alan Yusen Ley-Cooper, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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