Sensing Technologies for Geophysical Monitoring
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 317
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geophysical survey; archaeological prospection; electrical resistivity tomography; inversion; seismic refraction tomography; seismic risk
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Dear Colleagues,
Geophysical monitoring plays a crucial role in understanding subsurface structures and dynamic processes across various disciplines. The continuous evolution of sensing technologies, data acquisition methods, and advanced processing techniques has significantly enhanced the ability to detect, analyse, and interpret geophysical phenomena with unprecedented precision.
This Special Issue aims to bring together innovative research on the development and application of sensing technologies for geophysical monitoring. We welcome contributions covering both theoretical advancements and practical applications in environmental sciences, archaeology, geohazards, infrastructure assessment, and natural resource exploration.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development of novel geophysical sensors and instrumentation;
- Integration of remote sensing and in situ geophysical techniques;
- Advances in electrical resistivity tomography and seismic methods;
- AI and machine learning applications in geophysical data processing;
- Geophysical monitoring for environmental and climate studies;
- Non-invasive geophysical methods for archaeological and cultural heritage studies;
- Early warning systems for natural hazards (earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity);
- Exploration and sustainable management of natural resources;
- Multi-sensor data fusion and inversion techniques;
- Applications of mixed reality (AR/VR) for geophysical data visualisation and interpretation.
We invite researchers and professionals in the field to contribute original research articles, case studies, and review papers that advance the state of the art in geophysical sensing technologies.
Dr. Raffaele Martorana
Dr. Alessandra Carollo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geophysical monitoring
- geophysical sensors
- electrical resistivity tomography
- seismic imaging
- ground-penetrating radar (GPR)
- remote sensing
- machine learning in geophysics
- geophysics for archaeological prospection
- monitoring of natural hazards
- mixed reality for geophysical interpretation
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