Field camp

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Boise State University co-organized with Colorado School of Mines an annual geophysical field camp. This 4-credit class (GEOPH486) is a requirement toward the undergraduate geophysics degree. Currenty, the field camp is a study of the subsurface parameters in the Upper Arkansas Valley in Colorado, involving everything from vibroseismic imaging for basement structure, to near-surface characterization for a better understanding of the water resources of Chaffee County. The 4-week program is split somewhat evenly between field work, and data processing/interpretation on the Colorado School of Mines campus.

calendar for field camp 2008

The 2008 field camp crew

From the Mines website:

Students prepare geological maps and cross sections and then use these as the basis for conducting seismic, gravimetric, magnetic, and electrical surveys. After acquiring these various geophysical datasets, the students process the data and develop an interpretation that is consistent with all the information

Course Description GEOPH486

Introduction to geological and geophysical field methods. The project-based program includes exercises in geological surveying, stratigraphic section measurements, geological mapping, and interpretation of geological observations. Students conduct geophysical surveys related to the acquisition of seismic, gravity, magnetic, and electrical observations. Students participate in designing the appropriate geophysical surveys, acquiring the observations, reducing the observations, and interpreting these observations in the context of *the geological model defined from the geological surveys.

Kasper swinging the hammer at field camp.....

.... and here's the clipped seismogram to go with it

Prerequisites

Hayder and friends pickin' up (good vibrations)

geoph201, geoph300, geoph305 and geoph420, or permission from the instructor. There may be room for a few students from outside Boise State: contact kasper_at_cgiss.boisestate.edu.

Tuition and Fees

Meanwhile: back at the Ranch...

Boise State's tuition for Summer session was $$206 per credit hour, and the class is 4 credit hours, but check here for current amounts.
Contact kasper van wijk for additional costs, but the main chunk will be housing, food and transportation: a course fee to cover these costs will be determined soon.