Gravity Prospecting Practical Exercises

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1- The observed gravity at a station is 20.05 mGals less than at the base station. The
station is located 5, 010 m north of the base which is located at 45°S latitude. The
elevation of the station is 102.6 m above the base station. The terrain effect at the
station is 3.02 mGals. Assuming the density of the surface sediments is 1, 900 kg/m 3,
what are (a) the simple and (b) the complete Bouguer gravity anomalies at the station
relative to the base?
2- The observed gravity at a base station is 980.29862 gal and the observed gravity at
another station, relative to the base, is -16.21 mGal. The station is located at 39°16.20′N
latitude and 86°32.69′W longitude at an elevation of 503.6 m above sea level. The effect
of local terrain is 1.07 mGals. The ellipsoid of the Earth is 8.20 m below the geoid at the
station location. Assuming that the Earth material between the station and sea level has
a density of 2, 670 kg/m 3, calculate (a) the simple and (b) the completer Bouguer
anomalies at the station with and without the indirect effect.
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