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Equipment

The Geophysics Group of the Geology Department has a complete modern set of Geophysical Instruments and up to standard Software which is both used for Teaching and Research purposes:

 

 

COMPUTERS, WORKSTATIONS AND PLOTTERS


- 1 workstation SUN Blade 2000
- 3 workstations HP (Linux / Windows)
- 2 PC Pentium IV
- 3 PC labtop Pentium IV (Linux / Windows)
- Plotters HP DesignJet, Scanners, laser printers, tablet CalComp 9500, etc.


 

 

SEISMIC PROCESSING AND MODELLING SOFTWARE


Reflection and Refraction Seismics, Surface waves and Down-hole

- GLOBE Claritas (GNS) and ProMAX 2D (Landmark EASE Ltd.) proocessing of reflection seismic data.
- Charisma and CPS-3 (Schlumberger-GeoQuest); interpretation of seismic data.
- WinSeis, proocessing of reflection seismic data.
- Charisma and CPS-3 (Schlumberger-GeoQuest), processing of seismic data.
- EarthWave, GX Technology
- The KINGDOM Suite+. Thanks to Seismic Micro-Technology for the free licenses
- Zelt & Smith Soft; interpretation of refraction seismic data.
- Pickwin and Plotrefa, processing and interpretation of seismic data.
- SeisOpt2D y SeisOptPro, interpretation of seismic refraction data.
- SeisOpt ReMi 4.0, processing and interpretation of surface waves.
- SurfSeis, processing and interpretation of surface waves.
- WIN DownHole, down-hole processing and interpretation.

 

Seismology

- SAC (Seismic Analysis Code)
- PASSCAL seismic processing.
- HYPO71: hipocentral location of seismic events.
- FPFIT y FPPLOT: focal mechanisms.
- SEISAN

 

GPS

- Trimble Geomatic Office (TGO): GPS data processing

 

Gravimetry and Magnetometry

- Program GM-SYS: 2.75D magnetic and gravimetric modelling.
- Program IGMAS for 3D modelling of potential fields.
- Potential-Field Geophysical Software: utilities.

 

Others

- ArcInfo 9.2, ERMapper, Autocad, Generic Mapping Tools (GMT).

 

 

SEISMOGRAPHS


- 4 seismic stations(Lennartz-electronics, Marslite)
- 3-components geophones used for register seismic activity and seismic profiles.
- Time signal: GPS- DCF
- Authonomy: 16 days
- Seismic Network IberArray (TopoIberia Project)
- GASPI Project

 

 

SEISMOGRAPHS FOR SHALLOW AND DEEP GEPHYSICAL SURVEYS


- Seismometer Geometrics Strata visor NX with 60 channels,10 cables of 12 connectors and 120 m, 60 geophons (4.5 Hz), 60 geophons (10 Hz) and 226 geophons (20 Hz)
- 2-multicanal seismometer GEODE with 24 channels.
- Rollalong Geostuff RS-192/96
- Geoteomographie 3C-Borehole Geophone BGK3, 28 Hz and 50 m.
- Equipment for drilling: Driller HILTI TE76 og 1300 W + Generator SDMO Ranger 2500, of 2100 W.
- Geometrics HVB-1 Seismic Trigger.
- Vibrometric VIBSIST50


 

 

GPS


- Two GPS TRIMBLE 4600LS Surveyor.
- Two data collectors GPS TRIMBLE TDC1.
- GPS network NW-SPAIN


 

 

GRAVIMETRIC AND MAGNETOMETRIC EQUIPMENT


- Gravimeter Sodin Prospector 200-T
- Two magnetometers SHARPE MF-1
- Magnetometer of protons Geometrix G 816/826 A
- Magnetic susceptibility Geo Instruments GMS-2


 

 

RESISTIVITY IMAGING SYSTEM


- AGI SuperSting R8/IP, 8 channel.
- 8 passive cable for resistivity imaging system, with 7 wired 10,25 m spacied and 56 electrodes.

 

 

 

 
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C/ Arias de Velasco s/n. 33.005 Oviedo
Asturias - España

Coordinador: J.A. Pulgar
pulgar@geol.uniovi.es

 
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