The British Geophysical Assoc iation and the Near Su rface Geophysics Group of the Geological Society of London are ple ased to announce that 2019’s New Advances in Geophysics meeting will focus on Geophysics in the Critical Zone: Modern Approaches to C haracterising Near-Surface Materials – the upper 10 s of metres of the ground that dominate our interactions with geology.
< p>The drive towards sustainable economic development requires, more than ev er, an understanding of the relationship between society and the geology on which it is built. The properties of the near-surface environment, a nd the processes acting in it, affect us daily – in the foundations of our cities and future energy generation, the aquifers which store our water, an d the soils that grow our food and preserve our history.The near-sur face represents a uniquely challenging environment for geophysical surveys, comprising diverse natural and man-made materials, extreme changes in loca l ground conditions, and a complex range of subsurface processes. Nonethele ss, geophysicists have developed methods to address these challenges. This meeting highlights modern geophysical approaches to understand the ne ar-surface environment, and showcases future directions for the discipline.
Abstract submissions will open in mid-May.
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