Gravimetric and geophysical prospecting
| Title | Βαρυτημετρία και Γεωφυσικές διασκοπήσεις / Gravimetric and geophysical prospecting |
| Code | 08EA046 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Rural and Surveying Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgia Gavriilidou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024636 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Agronómōn kai Topográfōn Mīchanikṓn (2025-sīmera)
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Earth Observation using Geodetic Methods | YPOCΗREŌTIKO EPILOGĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Construction Surveying | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cadastre and Land Management | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Cartography and Geographical Analysis | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Planning and Management of Transportation Infrastructure and Systems | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Water Resources, Environment and Engineering Works | EPILOGĪS ALLĪS EMFASĪS | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600255079
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600255079
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Fundamental parameters of Earth’s gravity field, relative and absolute gravity measurements, absolute and relative gravity meters and principles of experiments (spring theory, free-fall, toss and fall). Understanding of error sources in gravity measurement and techniques for their modeling and minimization. Contribution of gravity field missions to the validation of earth-based gravity measurements. Fundamental theory of some of the most commonly used geophysical and archaelogical prospecting methods (gravity, magnetic, ground penetrating radar, geothermal, geochemical, electrical, seismic - terrestrial and aerial). Analyze, visualize and interpret magnetic anomaly maps obtained from field measurements.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The Earth's gravity field. Gravity measurements - Gravimeters - Gravity networks - Second order derivatives of the gravity potentials. Earth tides. The geodetic importance of gravity anomalies. Gravity reductions and isostasy. The statistical description of the gravity field. The importance of gravity anomalies to geophysical prospecting. High accuracy gravity networks. The contribution of gravity measurements in geodynamics. Gravity methods, Magnetic methods, Ground and airborne surveys, electrical methods, geo- thermal, geochemical, seismic methods, radioactivity method, contribution of remote sensing methods to geophysical prospecting. The definition of archeological prospecting. Magnetic anomalies. Magnetometry and archaeological research. Measurements and processing. The inverse problem. Electrical prospecting. Ground penetrating radar prospecting. Interpretation of results.
Keywords
gravimetry, geophysical prospecting, archaelogical prospecting
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ||||
| Fieldwork | 6 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 47 | ||||
| Written assigments | 30 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final exam and course project.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
[11371]: Στοιχεία γεωφυσικών διασκοπήσεων, Αραμπέλος Δημήτριος Ν.
[11069]: Βαρυτημετρία, Αραμπέλος Δημήτριος Ν.
[11271]: Εισαγωγή στο πεδίο βαρύτητας της γης, Αραμπέλος Δημήτριος Ν., Τζιαβός Ηλίας Ν.
Additional bibliography for study
Τσιούμης ΑΚ (1998) Αρχαιολογικές Διασκοπήσεις. Πανεπιστημιακές Σημειώσεις, ΤΑΤΜ/ΑΠΘ
Ξενόγλωσση
Forsberg R. (1984): A study of terrain corrections, density anomalies and geophysical inversion methods in gravity field modeling. Rep no. 5, Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, April 1984.
Forsberg R. (1984): Local Covariance functions and density distributions. Rep no 6, Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 1984.
Heiskanen W.A. and Moritz H. (1967): Physical Geodesy. W.H. Freeman, San Francisco.
Moritz H. (1976): Integral formulas and collocation. Man Geod, vol 1: 1-40.
Moritz H. (1978): Statistical Foundations of Collocation. OSU Report No. 272, Dept of Geod Sci and Surv, Ohio State Univ, Columbus, Ohio.
Moritz H. (1978): Introduction to Interpolation and Approximation. In: Moritz H and Sunkel H (eds) Approximation Methods in Geodesy, Herbert Wichmann Verlag, Karlsruhe.
Moritz H. (1980): Advanced Physical Geodesy. 2nd Ed Wichmann, Karlsruhe.
Sideris M.G. (1984): Computation of Gravimetric Terrain Corrections Using Fast Fourier Transform. M.Sc. Thesis, UCSE Report #20007, University of Calgary.
Torge W. (1989): Gravimetry. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
Torge W. (2001): Geodesy. 3rd edition, W. de Gruyter, Berlin-New York.
Tziavos I.N. (1992): Numerical Considerations of FFT Methods in Gravity Field Modeling. Wiss. Arb. d. Fachr. Vermwesen, Univ. Hannover, Nr. 188, Hannover.
Vaniček P. and Christou N.T. (1993): Geoid and its geophysical interpretations. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Ελληνική
Αραμπέλος Δ. (2000): Βαρυτημετρία. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Αραμπέλος Δ. (2002): Εισαγωγή στη θεωρία του δυναμικού. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Αραμπέλος Α. και Τζιαβός Η.Ν. (2007): Εισαγωγή στο πεδίο βαρύτητας της Γης. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Δερμάνης Α (1999): Διαστημική Γεωδαισία και Γεωδυναμική – GPS. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Δερμάνης Α. και Η.Ν. Τζιαβός (2007): Σήματα και φασματικές μέθοδοι στη Γεωπληροφορική. Διδακτικές σημειώσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Κατσάμπαλος Κ. και Η.Ν. Τζιαβός (1992): Φυσική Γεωδαισία. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Τζιαβός H.N. (1997): Στοχαστικές Μέθοδοι στις Γεωεπιστήμες – Συστήματα εισόδου/εξόδου. Σημειώσεις για το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών του ΤΑΤΜ/ΑΠΘ.
Τζιαβός H.N. (1999): Αριθμητική ανάλυση – Διακριτός και ταχύς μετασχηματισμός Fourier σε μία και δύο διαστάσεις. Σημειώσεις για το μεταπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα σπουδών του ΤΑΤΜ/ΑΠΘ.
Χρήσιμοι δικτυακοί τόποι
o http://www.mathworks.com/ (Επίσημη ιστοσελίδα Matlab)
o http://www.mathtools.net/ (Οδηγοί, προγράμματα, εργαλειοθήκες και οδηγίες για το πρόγραμμα Matlab)
o http://olimpia.topo.auth.gr/vergos/COURSES/STUDENT_RESOURCES/Student_resources.html (Χρήσιμο υλικό σχετικά με διάφορα θέματα γεωδαισίας)
o http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/wgs84/gravitymod/egm2008/index.html (Γεωδυναμικό μοντέλο EGM2008)
o http://www.esa.int/esaLP/GTCVCKSC_LPgoce_0.html (Δημοσιεύσεις σχετικές με τον GOCE)
o http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/publications/papers/ (Δημοσιεύσεις σχετικές με τους δορυφόρους GRACE)
Last Update
19-02-2025
