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Branch of Geophysics Site Map

This page provides an overview of the main sections of the OGW, Branch of Geophysics (OGW BG) web site. Please note that it does not include every page available on the site. The page is divided into the following sections:

• Information and Resources on Geophysical Methods, Tools, and Applications
• Training & USGS Water Science Center Support
• OGW BG Publications
• OGW BG Applied Research
• Profiles in Geophysics
• About the Branch of Geophysics
• Online Forms

Information and Resources on Geophysical Methods, Tools, and Applications:

• OGW BG online geophysical resourcesand information (Good starting place!)
• Continuous-resistivity profiling (CRP)
• Magnetic resonance sounding (MRS)
• Multi-echo acoustic imaging
• Seismic blasting safety resources
• Spectral gamma borehole logging
• Summary of selected borehole geophysical logging methods
• Vertical flowmeter logging

Training & USGS Water Science Center Support

• Scheduled training
• Overviews of recent OGW BG training courses, demonstrations, and WRD support:
• Workshop: Borehole and Surface Geophysical Methods for Characterization of Alluvial-Aquifer Framework and Shallow and Deep Aquifer Interactions (March 2007)
• Workshop: Multi-channel Analysis of Surface Waves Seismic Method - Field and Analysis Procedures (October 2006)
• Workshop: Borehole and Surface Geophysical Methods for Water-Quality Sampling of Multiple-Zone Wells and Delineation of Fresh/Saline Water Interface (November 2005)
• Demo: Cross-hole flowmeter field demonstration at USDA-USGS research well array (May 2005)
• Workshop: Surface and Borehole Geophysical Applications in Karst Aquifers (February 2003)
• Support: BG Support for Borehole-Geophysical Research at Aquifer Storage and Recovery Research Site (Summer 2002)
• Demo: DODEC 2002 Geophysics Demonstration
• Workshop: Application of Geophysical & Discrete-Zone Monitoring Methods - Piedmont & Coastal-Plain Aquifers (April 2002)
• Workshop: Swept-Frequency Marine Seismic Training for the USGS Kansas Water Science Center (October 2001)

OGW BG Publications

• Full OGW BG Bibliography, Alphabetical by Author
• Full OGW BG Bibliography, Chronological by Year
• Presentations

OGW BG Applied Research

• Overview of OGW BG applied research
• OGW BG applied research projects with the USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
• OGW BG applied research at the University of Connecticut landfill study area
• Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing Technology Demonstration and Evaluation Project
• Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing at Fish Creek, Wyoming
• Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing in the Shenandoah River, Virginia
• Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts
• Optimized Enhanced Bioremediation through 4D Geophysical Monitoring and Autonomous Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis
• Student research opportunities

Profiles in Geophysics:

• New York City Tunnel Project
• Nebraska Integrates Geophysics into District Program
• Niantic River, CT - Continuous Resistivity Profiling Project
• Geophysics is Fundamental to Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Investigations

About the Branch of Geophysics

• Mission
• Contact information (address, phone, email)
• Directions to the office
• Geophysical methods use by OGW BG
• OGW BG projects and applied research
• What's new on the OGW BG web site

Online Forms

• Contact the Branch of Geophysics
• Contact the Branch of Geophysics Webmaster

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