Radiomagnetotelluric (RMT) is one of the newest and innovative methods of applied geophysics. Military and civilian radio stations broadcasting in the frequency range between 10 kHz and 1 MHz are used as transmitters. Information about the conductivity distribution of the earth can be derived from 1 m to 100 m downwards. A new RMT device was developed which can record time series of electric and magnetic fields in a wide frequency range of 10 kHz to 1 MHz. Transfer functions were determined by spectral analysis using a newly developed processing software. The observed transfer functions in the field are the first ones worldwide in a frequency range above 300 kHz and lead to a better resolution of the shallow structure. RMT measurements were carried out in Ukraine using the new device. The main aim of this field survey is the mapping of kerosene contamination close to a military area. RMT transfer functions and their interpretation by 2D inversion calculations will be demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental and Engineering Geophysical Society - 20th SAGEEP 2007
Subtitle of host publicationGeophysical Investigation and Problem Solving for the Next Generation
Pages1060-1065
Number of pages6
Volume2
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2007
Event20th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems: Geophysical Investigation and Problem Solving for the Next Generation, SAGEEP 2007 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: 1 Apr 20075 Apr 2007

Conference

Conference20th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems: Geophysical Investigation and Problem Solving for the Next Generation, SAGEEP 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period1/04/075/04/07

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Environmental Engineering

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