Preliminary Investigation - Non-intrusive methods

Readings:
Nielsen GW Monitoring Chapter 5
Artiola Env Monitoring Chp 11

http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/bgas/g2t.html
Application of Surface Geophysics to Ground-water Investigations, U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 2, Chapter D1 (very detailed, but a good reference)

http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Remote Sensing Tutorial

http://ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/index_e.php#tutor
Several tutorials about remote sensing.

Common Methods
What are these techniques most useful for?
How do they work, how are they different from each other?
Advantages, disadvantages?
Where are they applicable?
What can they tell us?

Surface Geophysical
Seismic refraction
Seismic Reflection
Resistivity
EM Conductivity
Spontaneous Potential Traverse
Induced Polarization Surveys
Time Domain Electricmagnetics
Ground penetrating Radar
Magnetic Surveys
Gravity Surveys

Can these be run in cased or uncased holes?
What are they useful for?

In-situ Well Logging
Camera
Acoustic televiewer
Natural gamma
Gamma-gamma
EM Induction
Single point Resistance
SP
Caliper
Temperature
Flow meter
Fluid resistivity

Remote Sensing
What are the components of the EM spectrum?
What happens to radiation as it enters the Earth's atmosphere and interacts with the surface.
What is a pixel? How big is a pixel?
What is spatial resolution? What is spectral resolution?
What is the difference between across-track and along-track scanning?
What are some of the environmental applications of remote sensing? Which methods work for these?