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Geophysical Equipment Facility
The Geophysical Equipment Facility (GEF) loans equipment suitable for land-based geophysical research to universities and other institutes engaged in research within the NERC remit. It also provides advice and training for project researchers.
The Facility operates as three nodes -
- GEF (Edinburgh) is located within the Grant Institute at the University of Edinburgh and forms the central administrative node. It specialises in support for GPS, GPR and Geomagnetism.
- GEF (Leicester) - SEIS-UK is located within the Department of Geology at Leicester University and specialises in support for Seismology.
- GEF (Durham & Southampton) - OBIF (Ocean Bottom Instrument Facility) is located within Durham and Southampton Universities and specialises in seabed multi-sensor geophysical instrumentation.
Contact details
Mr A Hobbs
Geophysical Equipment Facility
Tel: 0131 6682282
Andy Parsons
Natural Environment Research Council
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon, SN2 1EU
Tel: 01793 411679