Research Information System
Earth Science Informatics, vol.10, pp.525-537, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
CURVGRAV-GUI is an open source software that was developed to interpret
gridded gravity data by using curvature technique. It was developed
using C# language with Microsoft.NET Framework 4.0. This program
calculates the critical and extreme points, and estimates the depths of
source bodies at this points. Besides, CURVGRAV-GUI processes gravity
data by using minimum curvature, one of the attributes of curvature, and
detects the subsurface lineaments. It is a user-friendly application
that can display obtained solutions and gravity data thanks to image and
scatter maps. CURVGRAV-GUI was designed to develop both synthetic and
field applications. Additionally, the β constant, a parameter related to
the source geometry, was examined for different source types such as
sphere, horizontal and vertical cylinder and thin vertical fault. This
program was tested by using two synthetic model applications. In the
first synthetic model application, it was used a complex synthetic model
consisting of three sphere and a horizontal cylinder located at the
different depths. In the second synthetic model application, a graben
model consisting of two thin vertical fault was used. Finally, the
performance of the CURVGRAV-GUI was tested with using a real gravity
data belonging to Kozakli-Central Anatolia region, Turkey. Very
successful results were obtained for both synthetic and field data.
Earth scientist can use CURVGRAV-GUI for educational experiments.