{"id":1906,"date":"2021-10-31T22:28:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T20:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gein.noa.gr\/?page_id=1906"},"modified":"2021-12-12T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T14:44:52","slug":"geophysics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gein.noa.gr\/en\/research\/research-topics\/geophysics\/","title":{"rendered":"Geophysics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Research activities focus on measurements of the Earth’s physical quantities, such as the speed of seismic waves within it, its electrical properties, gravity, the magnetic field, physical radioactivity, etc. The goal is always to explore the interior of the Earth, whether the research is carried out on a scale of lithosphere, or only a few meters.
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Geophysics deals with the study of the physical processes and properties of the Earth. Although in the broadest sense its scope may include not only the “solid” Earth but also its atmosphere, the term of \u201cGeophysics\u201d has prevailed internationally to be identified with the \u201cSolid Earth Geophysics\u201d or the Physics of the Earth’s interior. While many findings of basic geophysical research, derived from the study of the structure and composition of the Earth’s core and mantle, the source and origin of the geomagnetic field or geothermal changes, are absolutely crucial to understanding how the Earth evolved and are of great theoretical interest, the branch of Geophysics that is of great practical interest is that of Applied Geophysics. This sub-discipline deals with the detection and delineation of structures of economic importance with main applications in the discovery of oil and gas deposits, ores, geothermal fields and aquifers. Extensive application is also made in the characterization of foundation soil, in the detection of active faults but also in geoarchaeological surveys.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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