Abstract
This chapter examines a wide range of computer applications. Its broad scope is also a result of the long history of computers in geophysics, stemming from their essential role in handling vast quantities of data. With the exception of remote sensing, the other exploration techniques have adapted computers primarily to take over manual methods, while many geophysical techniques are essentially impossible without computers. Natural result of this primary role of the computer is a greater acceptance of computer methods among geophysicists than in most other groups of earth scientists. The nature of the job is a factor: a field geophysicist adjusts or repair electronic equipment and, thus, develops an affinity for working with related devices such as microcomputers. There are many different exploration techniques involved in the computer methods that have many common features. All have similar requirements in data preparation, verification, and display. Ideally the same software is applicable to these common tasks.
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