An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics,
2nd Edition, describes the rapidly developing field
of near-surface geophysics. The book covers a range of applications
including mineral, hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration, and
emphasises the use of geophysics in civil engineering and in
environmental investigations.  Following on from the
international popularity of the first edition, this new, revised,
and much expanded edition contains additional case histories, and
descriptions of geophysical techniques not previously included in
such textbooks.

The level of mathematics and physics is deliberately kept to a
minimum but is described qualitatively within the text. 
Relevant mathematical expressions are separated into boxes to
supplement the text.  The book is profusely illustrated with
many figures, photographs and line drawings, many never previously
published. Key source literature is provided in an extensive
reference section; a list of web addresses for key organisations is
also given in an appendix as a valuable additional resource.

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  Covers new techniques such as Magnetic Resonance Sounding,
  Controlled- Source EM, shear-wave seismic refraction, and airborne
  gravity and EM techniques
  
  


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  Now includes radioactivity surveying and more discussions of
  down-hole geophysical methods; hydrographic and Sub-Bottom
  Profiling surveying; and UneXploded Ordnance detection
  
  


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  Expanded to include more forensic, archaeological,
  glaciological, agricultural and bio-geophysical applications
  
  


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  Includes more information on physio-chemical properties of
  geological, engineering and environmental materials
  
  


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  Takes a fully global approach
  
  


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  Accessible core textbook for undergraduates as well as an
  ideal reference for industry professionals
  
  

The second edition is ideal for students wanting a broad
introduction to the subject and is also designed for practising
civil and geotechnical engineers, geologists, archaeologists and
environmental scientists who need an overview of modern geophysical
methods relevant to their discipline. While the first edition was
the first textbook to provide such a comprehensive coverage of
environmental geophysics, the second edition is even more far
ranging in terms of techniques, applications and case
histories.