Technical Strengths
Geophysical Services
Near-Surface Geophysics for Environmental, Natural Resource, & Geotechnical Site Evaluation Brochure
Geophysical services technical strengths at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) include:
- A broad suite of geophysical equipment 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 to conduct geophysical surveys, perform data analyses, and interpret results
- Geographic information system capabilities and data visualization and modeling capabilities to serve client needs
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
