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Massonnet, Didier Satellite Radar Interferometry. Scientific American. FEB 01 1997 v 276 n 2 p. 46 LME 320 Sometimes the first hint of an impending earthquake or volcanic eruption is a minute shift of the earth's crust. Surveying wide areas for such tiny changes is nearly impossible. But with advanced radar, geologists can now measure ground motions from space.
Butler, 1984, Microgravimetric and gravity gradient techniques for detection of subsurface cavities: Geophysics, v. 49, p. 1084-1096.
Majer et al., 1988, Fracture detection using P-wave and S-wave vertical seismic profiles at The Geysers geothermal field: Geophysics, v. 53, p. 76-84.
El-Baz, F., 1997, Space age archaeology: Scientific American, v. 277 no. 2 (Aug.), p. 60-65. LME 320
Evans, D. L., Stofan, E. R., Jones, T. D., and Godwin, L. M., 1994, Earth from sky: Scientific American, v. 271 no. 6 (Dec.), p. 70-75. LME 320
Cooper, G., 1994, Directional drilling: Scientific American, v. 270 no. 5 (May), p. 82-87. LME 320
Runnels, Curtis N. Environmental Degradation in Ancient Greece. Scientific American. MAR 01 1995 v 272 n 3 p. 96 The 19th-century Romantics pined nostalgically for a bygone "Golden Age" when preindustrial society lived harmoniously with nature. Unfortunately, their Arcadian Greek paradise seems to have been as mythical as the centaurs: archaeological and geologic evidence shows that ancient Greek farmers seriously eroded their soil
Heiniger, Paolo The Leaning Tower of Pisa. Scientific American. DEC 01 1995 v 273 n 6 p. 62 LME 320 Surprise: it was built crooked. Almost from the start of its construction 800 years ago, engineers have tinkered with this bell tower to keep it upright despite an unevenly sinking foundation. Current efforts aim to stabilize the lean.
Buckingham, Michael J. Potter, John R. Epifanio, Chad L. Seeing Underwater with Background Noise. Scientific American. FEB 01 1996 v 274 n 2 p. 86 LME 320 The crash of waves, the patter of rain, the thrum of ship's engines and other activities fill the oceans with ambient sound, much as the sun fills our sky with light. Using a variation on sonar technologies, it is now possible to visualize
Herring, Thomas A. The Global Positioning System. Scientific American. FEB 01 1996 v 274 n 2 p. 44 LME 320 Two dozen satellites hovering thousands of miles up can locate your position on the earth's surface to within a few centimeters. Originally constructed for military purposes, this network of space beacons today finds civilian applications - such as landing airplanes in fog - that demand accuracy beyond what its designers had thought would be technically possible.
Hollister, Charles D. Nadis, Steven Burial of Radioactive Waste under the Seabed. SU Geologically stable mudflats that form a blanket hundreds of meters thick on the floor of the deep ocean might be an ideal place to dispose safely of radioactive materials from nuclear reactors and dismantled weapons. The idea horrifies some environmentalists, but here are reasons why it deserves additional scientific investigation. Scientific American. JAN 01 1998 v 278 n 1, p. 60
Nori, Franco Booming Sand. Scientific American. SEP 01 1997 v 277 n 3 p. 84 Desert travelers have sometimes heard mysterious sounds like those of thunder and musical instruments arising from the dunes; beachgoers may be more familiar with squeaking sands underfoot. The means by which sand makes these noises have been studied for over a century but remain enigmatic.
Vogel, H. U., 1993, The great well of China: Scientific American, v. 268 no. 6 (June), p. 116-121. LME 320
Aktarakci, H. K. Harthill, N. Blohm, M. W. Time-domain electromagnetic survey for gold exploration, Nevada. Geophysics. SEP 01 1997 v 62 n 5, p. 1409
Apparao, A. Sivarama, R. Sarma, Subrahmanya, V. Depth of detection of buried resistive targets with some electrode arrays in electrical prospecting. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 365
Barbosa, V.C.F. Silva, J.B.C. Medeiros, W.E. Gravity inversion of basement relief using approximate equality constraints on depths. Geophysics. NOV 01 1997 v 62 n 6, p. 1745 Geol 453 hydro Geol 453 field
Boschetti, F. Dentith, M. List, R. Inversion of potential field data by genetic algorithms. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 461
Cao, S. Greenhalgh, S. Cross-well seismic tomographic delineation of mineralization in a hard-rock environment. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 449
Douglas, A. Bandpass Filtering to Reduce Noise on Seismograms: Is There a Better Way Bulletin of the seismological society of america JUN 01 1997 v 87 n 3, p. 770 Geol 706
Fedi, M. Estimation of density, magnetization, and depth to source: A nonlinear and noniterative 3-D potential-field method. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 814
Gang, T. Goulty, N.R. Seismic inversion for coal-seam thicknesses: trials from the Belvoir coalfield, England. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 535
Iverson, Richard H. The Physics of Debris Flows. Debris flows are an important element of the sedimentary geology of both continental and seafloor environments, as well as a major natural hazard in mountainous regions. The physical processes at play in debris flows have been examined in recent years through innovative experimental studies, which lead to a major reassessment of debris flow physics. Reviews of geophysics. AUG 01 1997 v 35 n 3, p. 245
Karastathis, V.K. Papamarinopoulos, St. P. The detection of King Xerxes' Canal by the use of shallow reflection and refraction seismics - preliminary results. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 389
Keating, P. Automated trend reinforcement of aeromagnetic data. Geophysical prospecting. MAY 01 1997 v 45 n 3, p. 521
Li, X.-P. Elimination of higher modes in dispersive in-seam multimode Love waves. Geophysical prospecting. NOV 01 1997 v 45 n 6, p. 945
Mackie, Randall L. Livelybrooks, Dean W. Larsen, Jimmy C. A magnetotelluric investigation of the San Andreas fault at Carrizo Plain, California. Geophysical research letters. AUG 01 1997 v 24 n 15, p. 1847
Milligan, P.A. Rector III, J.W. Bainer, R.W. Hydrophone VSP imaging at a shallow site. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 842
Nishizawa, Osamu Satoh, Takashi Kuwahara, Yasuta Laboratory Studies of Seismic Wave Propagation in Inhomogeneous Media Using a Laser Doppler Vibrometer. Bulletin of the seismological society of america AUG 01 1997 v 87 n 4, p. 809
Oldenburg, D. W. Li, Y. Ellis, R. G. Inversion of geophysical data over a copper gold porphyry deposit: A case history for Mt. Milligan. Geophysics. SEP 01 1997 v 62 n 5, p. 1419
Pilkington, M. 3-D magnetic imaging using conjugate gradients. Geophysics. JUL 01 1997 v 62 n 4, p. 1132
Ramos, A.C.B. Davis, T.L. 3-D AVO analysis and modeling applied to fracture detection in coalbed methane reservoirs. Geophysics. NOV 01 1997 v 62 n 6, p. 1683
Rasmussen, T. M. Kaya, C. Aktas, K. Comparison of induced polarization and controlled-source audio-magnetotellurics methods for massive chalcopyrite exploration in a volcanic area. Geophysics. JUL 01 1997 v 62 n 4, p. 1087
Roberts, R. L. Daniels, J. J. Modeling near-field GPR in three dimensions using the FDTD method. Geophysics. JUL 01 1997 v 62 n 4, p. 1114
Ryu, J. V. Seeing through seismically difficult rocks unconventionally. Geophysics. JUL 01 1997 v 62 n 4, p. 1177
Synolakis, C. Liu, P. Yeh, H. Tsunamigenic Sea-FLoor Deformations. Science. OCT 24 1997 v 278 n 5338, p. 598
Thurston, J.B. Smith, R.S. Automatic conversion of magnetic data to depth, dip, and susceptibility contrast using the SPI (TM) method. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 807
Vasco, D.W. Peterson Jr., J.E. Lee, K.H. Ground-penetrating radar velocity tomography in heterogeneous anisotropic media. Geophysics. NOV 01 1997 v 62 n 6, p. 1758
Zaleski, Eva Eaton, David W. Petrie, Larry Seismic reflections from subvertical diabase dikes in an Archean terrane. Geology. AUG 01 1997 v 25 n 8, p. 707
Zeng, X. McMechan, G.A. GPR characterization of buried tanks and pipes. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 797
Zhou, C. Schuster, G.T. Harris, J.M. Elastic wave equation traveltime and waveform inversion of crosswell data. Geophysics. MAY 01 1997 v 62 n 3, p. 853
Daniels, 1988, Locating caves, tunnels and mines: The Leading Edge, v. 7, no. 3 (March), p. 32-37,52. Simplified overview of cavity detection.
Dolphin, 1978, Radar probing of Victorio Peak, New Mexico: Geophysics, v. 43, p. 1441-1448.
Steeples et al., 1986, Seismic reflection investigations of sinkholes beneath Interstate Highway 70 in Kansas: Geophysics, v. 51, p. 295-301. Ultra-high resolution seismic cavity location.
Hill, 1987, Downward continuation of refracted arrivals to determine shallow structure: Geophysics, v. 52, p. 1188-1198. Modern wave-equation alternative to the generalized reciprocal method.
Kilty et al., 1986, Seismic refraction at Horse Mesa Dam: an application of the generalized reciprocal method: Geophysics, v. 51, p. 266-275. Bedrock-fill interface geometry at a difficult site.
Henriet et al., 1983, Borehole seismic profiling and tube wave applications in a dam site investigation: Geophys. Prosp., v. 31, p. 72-86. Reflection profiling turned on its side for foundation evaluation.
Bogoslovsky et al., 1977, Magnetometric and electrometric methods for the investigation of the dynamics of landslide processes: Geophys. Prosp., v. 25, p. 280-291. Magnetic tracing of landslide block internal deformation.
Bogoslovsky and Ogilvy, 1977, Geophysical methods for the investigation of landslides: Geophysics, v. 42, p. 562-571. Electrical, thermal, seismic, and kinematic description of landslides.
Coon et al., 1981, Experimental uses of short pulse radar in coal seams: Geophysics, v. 46, p. 1163-1168. Reflection-like radar location of seam heterogeneities.
Daily, 1984, Underground oil-shale retort monitoring using geotomography: Geophysics, v. 49, p. 1701-1707. In-situ process imaging with electromagnetics.
Davenport et al., 1988, Crime scene investigation techniques: The Leading Edge, v. 7, no. 8 (August), p. 64-66. Some unusual applications.