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GL5575: SEISMOLOGY AND EARTH IMAGING (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

Modern seismology is wide-ranging and encompasses topics such as earthquake and tsunami hazard, the structure and dynamics of the Earth and other terrestrial planets, exploration for hydrocarbon and minerals, monitoring of micro-seismicity for a variety of purposes (carbon sequestration, induced fracturing and aftershock surveys) and even ocean circulation and weather variations. This course will teach the fundamentals of modern seismology, from exploration to the solid Earth, and will include a component on seismic imaging, which is the premier tool for illuminating Earth structure from small to large scales.




Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr David Cornwell

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • MSc Geophysics
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

1. Introduction and review of vector operators
2. Continuum mechanics
3. The seismic wave equation
4. Body waves
5. Surface waves and dispersion
6. Ray theory
7. Ray tracing in practice
8. Anistropy, attenuation and anelasticity
9. Earthquake location
10. Source mechanisms and radiation patterns
11. Earthquake magnitudes and moments
12. Free oscillations of the Earth
13. Active source imaging
14. Passive source imaging


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Practicals

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyPractical experience and aptitude in different seismology data processing and analysis areas.

Oral Presentation: Individual

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15-minute presentation on a paper.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionEvaluateExperience in critically assessing seismology literature and summary presentation.

Exam

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandKnowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts in seismological theory and their applications.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandKnowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts in seismological theory and their applications.
ProceduralApplyPractical experience and aptitude in different seismology data processing and analysis areas.
ReflectionEvaluateExperience in critically assessing seismology literature and summary presentation.

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