RES3DINV is capable of inverting 3D apparent resistivity volumes measured using a regular grid of surface electrodes and is a powerful tool for resoling complex buried structures. The software package is fully automated and advises the user on what modal and inversion parameters are applicable for the dataset, or how parameters should be adjusted.Ī least-squares routine is used to perform the inversion and RES2DINV permits the user to adjust the style of the inversion routine as well as key parameters like the dampening factor. RES2DINV is one of the most common inversions packages for calculating 2D Resistivity and Chargeability models.
Resistivity model created using RES2DINV. In order to interpret variations in the electrical properties, and create a ground modal, it is necessary to mathematically calculate the subsurface conditions required to produce an equivalent dataset to the one recorded by the instrument- this is called inversion. The recorded Apparent Resistivity is represented as a point measurement in the dataset. As a result the each resistivity measurement represents the bulk resistive properties of the ground- referred to as the Apparent Resistivity. Resistivity measurements rely on expanding the electrode separation in order to achieve ever deeper measurements, leading to a larger volume of the subsurface material being sampled for each successive depth level.
