Geosciences Department - The University of Montana

Handouts, Tips, and Tricks for My Courses

Gravity and Magnetics	Mathematical Miscellany
Sample spacing for a magnetic survey Qualitative depth estimates and upward continuation Magnetic models with Surfer PFMAG3D & simple forward models Decorrugating data Log10 contouring - Magnetic Data example Threshold filters with Surfer Mag processing example Log10 contouring - Magnetic Data example	Matrix least Squares - basic Errors in assessing error Treating uncertainty and errors - brief Convolution & correlation - seismic example Calculate a conductive geotherm Cool a dike or sill Elastic plate with a periodic load (sedimentary load) Excel & landscape evolution (simple) Can I toss those data? Chauvenet's Principle Excel's Solver - simple demo (spreadsheet)
USGS DOS software collection Dipole.exe problems Dipole.exe problem/solution USGS DOS FFTFIL, Prep, and DePrep USGS DOS Boundary analysis with Boundary.exe Edge Detection with USGS DOS software Matched filtering with USGS DOS software, example Source parameter imaging with USGS DOS Rotating Grids into UTM from arbitrary (x,y); xls	Graphics and Presentation Surfer map tips Surfer to Google Earth w/ MapWindowGIS Surfer to/from USGS grids Surfer grids from Excel Surfer gridding & contouring Surfer: scaling longitude and latitude Corpscon coordinate conversion Add x, y points to ArcGIS Plot ESRI .shp files on Google Earth Plot Surfer UTM images on Google Earth
Terrain Corrections Gravity modeling and nonlinear regression Determining density from gravity and topography	Electrical Resistivity & GPR Modeling 2D resistivity with RES2DMOD Processing Ramac GPR data with Reflex Extracting GPR Profiles/Traces with Reflex

Geosciences Department - The University of Montana - 32 Campus Drive #1296 - Missoula, MT 59812-1296
Phone: (406) 243-2341 Fax: (406) 243-4028 Email: geology@mso.umt.edu

The University of Montana Geosciences Department