pyGIMLi is an open-source library for multi-method modelling and inversion in geophysics.

Showcase pyGIMLi-based research papers

P-wave refraction imaging of the critical zone

Flinchum et al. (2022), Frontiers in Water

Ice estimation in alpine permafrost via joint inversion

Mollaret et al. (2020), Front. Earth Sci.

Open-source 2D magnetic resonance tomography

Skibbe et al. (2020), Geophysics

Petrophysical joint inversion for water, ice, and air

Wagner et al. (2019), Geophysical Journal International

Aquifer monitoring with long electrode ERT

Ronczka et al. (2015), Journal of Applied Geophysics

Coupling electrical and magnetic resonance soundings

Skibbe et al. (2018), Geophysics

Complex EM modelling using the open-source code custEM

Rochlitz et al. (2019), Geophysics

Monitoring seawater intrusion dynamics with crosshole ERT

Palacios et al. (2020), Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

Spectrally constrained inversion of induced polarization data

Günther & Martin (2016), Journal of Applied Geophysics

Direct-push-constrained ERT inversion

Grünenbaum et al. (2023), Journal of Hydrology

Crosshole GPR with deep neural networks

Laloy et al. (2020)

Optimized survey design for storage reservoir monitoring

Wagner et al. (2015), Geophysics

Imaging electrified plant roots

Peruzzo et al. (2020), Plant and Soil

Block joint electrical and resonance sounding inversion

Günther & Müller-Petke (2012), Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

Structurally coupled MRT and ERT

Skibbe et al. (2021), Geophysics

Augmented reality sandbox for education and outreach

Wellmann et al. (2022), Geosphere

Inference analysis of model ensembles

Arboleda-Zapata et al. (2022), Journal of Applied Geophysics

Long-electrode ERT modelling study

Ronczka et al. (2015), Geophysics

Coupling underwater electrial resistivity and seismic refraction tomography

Ronczka et al. (2017), Solid Earth

Laterally-constrained inversion of airborne MRS

Costabel et al. (2016), Geophysics

Simulating the electrical response of seawater intrusion in Australia

Costall et al. (2020), Scientific Reports

Improved imaging using parameter and structure constraints

Wunderlich et al. (2018), Geophysics

3D CSEM inversion

Rochlitz et al. (2023), Geophysical Journal International

Testing conceptual models in hydrogeology using remote sensing and geophysics

Enemark et al. (2020), Water Resources Research

3D ERT monitoring of infiltration processes in a hillslope

Hübner et al. (2017), Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

Improved geophysical imaging through geostatistical regularization

Jordi et al. (2018), Geophysical Journal International

Probabilistic inference of subsurface heterogeneity and interface geometry

de Pasquale et al. (2019), Geophysical Journal International

Structural constraints on ERT derived from reflection seismics

Bergmann et al. (2014), Geophysics

Cole-Cole and Debye fitting of SIP/DP spectroscopy

Loewer et al. (2017), Geophysical Journal International

Structurally coupled inversion of ERT and seismic refraction

Hellman et al. (2017), Journal of Applied Geophysics

DC/IP imaging of trees

Martin & Günther (2013), European Journal of Forest Research

Structural joint inversion with cross-gradients on irregular meshes

Jordi et al. (2020), Geophysical Journal International

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pyGIMLi works on Windows, various Linux distributions and Mac OS. See the installation section for more details on how to install the binaries or build pyGIMLi from the source code.

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To get started, have a look at the pyGIMLi tutorials. Applications and user stories can be found in the Example section.

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