Geophysical Electromagnetic Theory and Methods

Michael S Zhdanov (Author)

9780444529633, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 26 March 2009

868 pages
24 x 16.5 x 4.3 cm, 1.72 kg

In this book the author presents the state-of-the-art electromagnetic (EM)theories and methods employed in EM geophysical exploration.The book brings together the fundamental theory of EM fields and the practicalaspects of EM exploration for mineral and energy resources.This text is unique in its breadth and completeness in providing anoverview of EM geophysical exploration technology. The book is divided into four parts covering the foundations of EMfield theory and its applications, and emerging geophysical methods.Part I is an introduction to the field theory required for baselineunderstanding. Part II is an overview of all the basic elements ofgeophysical EM theory, from Maxwell's fundamental equations to modernmethods of modeling the EM field in complex 3-D geoelectrical formations. Part III deals with the regularized solution of ill-posedinverse electromagnetic problems, the multidimensional migration and imaging ofelectromagnetic data, and general interpretation techniques. Part IV describes major geophysical electromagnetic methods—direct current (DC), induced polarization (IP), magnetotelluric(MT), and controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) methods—and covers different applications of EM methods in exploration geophysics, includingminerals and HC exploration, environmental study, and crustal study.

I Introduction to Field Theory1 Differential Calculus of Vector Fields and Differential Forms2 Foundations of Field TheoryII Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory3 Electromagnetic Field Equations4 Models of Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth5 Electromagnetic Fields in Horizontally Stratified Media6 Electromagnetic Fields in Inhomogeneous MediaIII Inversion and Imaging of ElectromagneticField Data7 Principles of Ill-Posed Inverse Problem Solution8 Electromagnetic Inversion9 Electromagnetic MigrationIV Geophysical Electromagneticmethods10 Electromagnetic Properties of Rocks and Minerals11 Generation and Measurement of Electromagnetic Fields in GeophysicalApplications12 Direct Current and Induced Polarization Methods13 Magnetotelluric and Magnetovariational Methods14 Electromagnetic Methods in the Frequency and Time Domains15 Marine Electromagnetic Methods16 Other Platforms, Other MethodologiesA Algebra of Differential FormsB Calculus of Differential FormsC Mathematical NotationsD Definition of Fields and UnitsE Linear Operators and Their Matrices

Subject Areas: Mining technology & engineering [TTU], Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Petroleum technology [THFP], The environment [RN], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Geophysics [PHVG], Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism [PHK], Mining industry [KNAT]