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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES DURING THE SABBATICAL STAY IN MAY-JULY 2011 . Dr. Panos Tsourlos Associate Professor Department of Geophysics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE. Supported by the KOFST “Brainpool” Program and KIGAM. 3D ERT TUMULI INVESTIGATION: RADIAL ARRAYS ?.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIESDURING THE SABBATICAL STAY IN MAY-JULY 2011 Dr. Panos TsourlosAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Geophysics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE Supported by the KOFST “Brainpool” Program and KIGAM
3D ERT TUMULI INVESTIGATION: RADIAL ARRAYS ? Generally, tumuli have great historical and archaeological significance Geophysical investigation of tumuli is a particularly difficult problem 3D ERT measurements in regular and radial grids are considerred in this research
Regular Grid – dense lines Papadopoulos et al., 2010, J.App.Geoph.
Model setup Radial Array 1m spacing 19 electrodes – 18m length Lines every 9 deg. Total of 19 lines, 361 electrodes PD forward Reverse 6726 Regular Grid array 1m spacing 19 electrodes – 18m length Lines every 9 deg. Total of 19 lines, 361 electrodes PD forward Reverse 6726 measurements Combined 12452 measurements 657 electrodes
Models Correlation between initial model and inverted result
Preliminary Conclusions • Radial ERT mode exhibits symmetrical sensitivity which is increased over the center of the tumulus • Generally for central parts of models produced better results than regular measuring mode • Sensitivity is reduced at the edges due to sparser electrodes • Exhibits radial artefacts which is due to sensitivity pattern and can be reduced if array is extended several (3-4) electrodes either side of the tumulus • Combined use of radial and regular mode seems to produce superior results. Draft Manuscript: Radial ERT Measuring mode for Tumuli Investigation Co-authored: M-J Yee, J-H Kim (KIGAM) N. Papadopoulos (IMS FORTH)