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Geophysical services technical strengths at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) include:

  • A broad suite of geophysical equipment is available to serve client needs in the environmental, natural resource, and geotechnical site evaluation areas

  • Integrated near-surface geophysical surveys using multiple techniques and digital global positioning systems (DGPS)

  • Identification of depth, thickness, and lateral extent of geologic strata and hydrologic units

  • Location of faults, water table depth, and buried objects

  • Mapping of saltwater intrusion, water quality, and contaminant plumes

  • Optical and radar remote sensing image processing with application to management of natural resources, natural hazard assessment, and infrastructure planning

  • Experienced geologists and earth scientists conduct geophysical surveys, perform data analyses, and interpret results

  • Geographic information system capabilities and data visualization and modeling capabilities are available to serve client needs

For more information about geophysical services at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Ron McGinnis at rmcginnis@swri.org or (210) 522-5825.
 

Contact Information

Ron McGinnis

Geophysics Field Manager

(210) 522-5825

rmcginnis@swri.org

Related Terminology

geophysics

remote sensing

synthetic aperture radar

Interferometric SAR (InSAR)

ground penetrating radar

multielectrode electrical resistivity

induced polarization

frequency domain

time domain

electromagnetics

ground conductivity

gravity

magnetics

magnetotellurics

joint inversion

data processing

Related Links

Near-Surface Geophysics for Environmental, Natural Resource, and Geotechnical Evaluation

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September 19, 2008