Boise State University Engineering Geophysics
copyright (c) 1999 P. Michaels, all rights reserved

Gravity Lab, 2-D Talwani
Instructions:  To download a file, use your right mouse button to save a link.

 Lab Instructions

Scilab Procedures:
    Compute a 2-D gravity curve and write to a file.  Use mouse to describe x-section of body --->  talwani2.sci
    Read in a gravity profile (x, gz) and interactive modeling of gravity --->   talwani.sci
    Sample gravity file to work with  ---> grav0.mat

Requires Scilab.  To obtain a free copy of Scilab --->  http://www-rocq.inria.fr/scilab/
Scilab is available in Linux (my preference) or Windows versions.

Lab05, Magnetic Forward Problem
 lab5_ps.gz

Thermal Methods, Continuation of Isotherms
 Solution in Scilab
 
 
 

This year the applied geophysics course will focus on the use of seismic methods and EM for subsurface characterization and non-destructive testing.  The course will provide theoretical foundation as well as practical experience in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Engineering seismology profiling.  The course will prove useful for Civil engineering, Geology, Hydrology and Applied Physics students.   Applications include  problems related to  oil exploration, engineering studies, groundwater, pollution and hazardous waste.

Course Schedule:

Monday	3:00-4:50pm	NS 212
Tue. Thursday	3:00-4:20pm	NS 205

Textbooks:
1).  Exploration Seismology, Robert E. Sheriff and Lloyd  P. Geldart,  1995, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press.
2).  An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, John M. Reynolds, 1997, John Wiley and sons.
 

Instructor:	Dr. Ran Bachrach
Office:	112 Natural Science
Phone:	355-4629
E-mail:	bachrach@tethys.glg.msu.edu
Office Hours:	Tues.  4:20pm-6:00pm or by appointment

MATLAB:
We will be using Matlab for modeling and data analysis during the class.  If you want to work from your PC on Matlab from the unix machines Setup your x-windows emulation on a pc now!

Please visit Getting Started with Matlab for a quick introduction to matlab.  (you need a pdf reader for this document)

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Course Outline:

Week 1:  Overview-  Subsurface imaging with EM, Gravity and Seismic methods. Lecture 1.pdf

Lab1:  Differential and Partial Differential Equation review.Lab 1_home.pdf

Week 2:   Continuum approach to the subsurface.  Elasticity, Hooks law . Handout#2

Lab2:  Vector Calculus.

Week 3:  Acoustic and Elastic waves . Handout#3

Lab3:  The wave equation.

Week 4:  Electrodynamics, Maxwell equations .

Lab4:  The wave equation cont.  From potential equation via diffusion equation to wave equation in EM theory.

Week 5:  Waves in conductive media, Boundary conditions.

Lab5:  Rays and waves, snell's law, Eikonal equation.

Week 6:   Reflection, Transmission, Refraction,  Optics .

<Midterm #1 Tuesday, Feb. 20>

Lab6:  Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, FFT.

Week 7.   Reflection and Refraction Profiling: Acquisition Geometry.

Lab7:    Space and time in Fourier Domain.

Week 8:   Refraction and Reflection:  Seismic and GPR .

SPRING BREAK

Lab8:  Seismic Data Acquisition.

Week 9:   Earth imaging  and Geophysical Data Processing .

Lab9:  GPR data Acquisition.

Week 10  Velocity Analysis, GPR and Seismic.  Application to non-destructive testing.

Lab10:  Seismic and GPR data processing.

Week 11:   Depth imaging,  Migration .

<Midterm #2 Tuesday, March 27>

Lab11:  Seismic and GPR data processing cont.

Week 12-13.  Application and Case histories: Oil, Groundwater, Mining and Engineering Problems.

Lab12:  Interpretation, uncertainty.

Lab13:  Travel time tomography, Introduction to Geophysical inversion.

Lab14:  Introduction to 3-D imaging.

Week 14-15.  Summary, Final Projects Presentations .

<Final Project Due on April 30>

Grading:
10 Homework sets  30%
2 Midterms   40%
Final Project   30%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

University of Nevada, Reno

Geophysical Course Offerings and Degree Programs

Many of the courses required for a degree in Geophysics at UNR are offered only every other year. Please check this page to see what will be offered next, or talk with Professors Karlin, Taranik, Calvin, Oppliger, Wesnousky, Brune, Anderson, Louie, or Blewitt. This page is available to WWW browsers such as Netscape or Internet Exporer at the URL http://www.seismo.unr.edu/htdocs/classes.html.

Contents (click below to go to a topic):

Job Listings for geophysicists Catalog Descriptions of Courses Related to Geophysics Degree Program Info Graduate School forms Course forms for faculty Courses Now Being Taught Fall Semester 2001 Courses To Be Taught Spring Semester 2002 Click here to access UNR's On-Line Course Schedules. Click here to access UNR's On-Line Catalog Course Descriptions.

Courses Already Taught Fall Semester 1994 Spring Semester 1995 Fall Semester 1995 Spring Semester 1996 Fall Semester 1996 Spring Semester 1997 Fall Semester 1997 Spring Semester 1998 Fall Semester 1998 Spring Semester 1999 Fall Semester 1999 Spring Semester 2000 Fall Semester 2000 Spring Semester 2001

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Catalog Descriptions of Courses Related to Geophysics

Geophysics degree program information for students:

Please contact the Geological Sciences Department office at (775) 784-6050 or send email to ramos@mines.unr.edu for specific application requirements and instructions. You can get additional information on applying to UNR here.

REMINDER on Departmental and University academic standards

Geophysics undergraduate curriculum

Geophysics graduate admissions and curriculum

Detailed expectations of Seismology graduate students

Want a job? We have some listings for geophysicists

Official Graduate School forms page

Official UNR forms page, with:

• New or Changed Course Proposal Form (PDF)

UNR courses and curricula forms Examples

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Courses Now Being Taught

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Courses Offered Fall 2001

Geol 100, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Hazards, 3 credits, J. Taranik

Geol 332, Structure, Tectonics and Earth Physics (Structural Geology), 4 credits, R. Schweickert

Geol 402/602, The Oceans, 3 credits, R. Karlin

Geol 493/693, Mining Exploration Geophysics, 4 credits, G. Oppliger

Geol 737, Neotectonic and Quaternary Mapping, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

Geol 756, Earthquake Source Physics, 3 credits, Y. Zeng, J. Brune

Geol 757, Seismic Imaging, 3 credits, J. Louie

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Courses To Be Taught

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Courses Offered Spring 2002

(Tentative and incomplete list)

Geol 333, Structure, Tectonics and Earth Physics (Geophysics), 4 credits, R. Karlin

GE 479/679, Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, J. Anderson

Geol 492/692, Applied Geophysics (Environmental Exploration and Hydrogeophysics), 4 credits, J. Louie

Geol 705, Inverse Problems for Earth Scientists, 3 credits, J. Anderson

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Courses Already Taught

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Courses Offered Fall 1994

Geol 402/602, The Oceans, 3 credits, R. Karlin

Geol 455/655, Geophysics and Geodynamics, 4 credits, R. Karlin

Geol 705, Inverse Problems in Earth Science, 3 credits, J. Anderson

Geol 757, Seismic Imaging, 3 credits, J. Louie

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Courses Offered Spring 1995

GE 479/679 (call 81145/82709), Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, 8:00-9:15 Tues.-Thurs. in LME 417, J. Anderson

Geol 100, Geology - Principles and Applications, Lectures on Earthquakes and Earth's Interior, 11:00-12:15 Tues. April 11 and Tues. April 18, in OSN 102, J. Louie

Geol 446/646 (call 84278/84282), Geology of Faults, 3 credits, 1:00-1:50 Tues. in LMR 253 and 2:30-5:30 Tues.-Thurs. in LMR 355, S. Wesnousky

Geol 490/690 (call 82716/81192), Elementary Seismology, 4 credits, 10:00-10:50 Mon. in EB 202, 2:00-2:50 Mon. in LME 422, 3:00-5:00 Mon. in LME 422, and 10:00-10:50 Weds. in EB 202, J. Anderson

Geol 497 sec. 3 (call 81193), Seminar, 3 credits, 6:00-9:00 PM Weds. in LMR 355, S. Wesnousky

Geol 702H sec. 1 (call 82724), Scientific Visualization Seminar and Workshop, 1-3 credits, 3:00-5:00 Weds. in LMR 353, J. Louie

Geol 702H sec. 2 (call 84290), Climate Change, 3 credits, 4:00-5:15 Tues. Thurs. in LMR 253, R. Karlin

Geol 706 (call 84292), Geophysical Series and Filtering, 3 credits, 11:00-12:00 Tues, Thurs, and Fri. in Mack Social Science 101, J. Louie

Geol 761 (call 82760), Magnetism and Earth, 3 credits, 11:00-12:15 Tues. Thurs. in LMR 253, R. Karlin

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Courses Offered Fall 1995

Geol 402/602 (call 84280/82724), The Oceans, 3 credits, 4:00-5:15 Monday and Wednesday in LME 316, R. Karlin

Geol 456/656 (call 84282/82726), Plate Tectonic Theory, 3 credits, 11:00-12:15 Monday and Wednesday in LMR 253, R. Karlin, J. Louie, J. Anderson

Geol 495/695 sec. 1 (call 82722/81164), Hydrogeophysics (Environmental Exploration Geophysics), 3 credits, 1:00-2:15 Monday and Wednesday in LMR 253, J. Louie, R. Karlin, K. Taylor

Geol 695 sec. 5 (call 82761), Interpretation of Seismograms, 1-3 credits, 4:00-5:00 Monday in LMR 353, J. Brune,

Geol 496/701A (call 82723/81166), Neotectonic and Quaternary Mapping Exercises, 3 credits, 1:00-4:00 Friday in LMR 253, S. Wesnousky

Geol 701V (call 84293), Strong Motion Seismology Seminar, 1-3 credits, 1:00-4:00 Wednesday in Education Bldg. Rm. 232, J. Anderson

Geol 775 (call 81171), Advanced Seismology II - Surface Waves, 3 credits, 9:30-10:45 Tuesday and Thursday in LMR 253, J. Brune, Y. Zeng

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Courses Offered Spring 1996

GE 479/679 (call 82693/81135), Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, 8:00-9:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays in LMR 355, S. Wesnousky

Geol 453/653 (call 82703/81144), Geophysical Applications, 3 credits, 11:00-12:15 Mon. and Weds. in LME 416, J. Louie

Geol 702H sec. 1 (call 81148), Geol 495 sec. 3 (call 81143), Scientific Visualization Seminar and Workshop, 1-3 credits, 3:00-5:00 Weds. in LMR 353, J. Louie

Geol 702H sec. 2 (call 82710), Quaternary Climate Change, 3 credits, 3:00-5:00 Mon. in LMR 269, R. Karlin

Geol 702Z sec. 1 (call 84276), Geochronology, 3 credits, 3:00-5:00 Weds., place TBA, R. Karlin

Geol 702B sec. 2, Cenozoic tectonics of the western Great Basin and the eastern Sierra Nevada, 1-2 credits, 9:00-11:00 Thursdays in LMR 160, R. Schweickert

Geol 731 (call 84278), Structural Geology Seminar, 3 credits, 12:00-12:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in LMR 355, R. Schweickert

Geol 736 (call 81156), Seismotectonics, 3 credits, 11:00-12:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays in LMR 355, S. Wesnousky

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Courses Offered Fall 1996

Geol 402/602 (call 84267/82711), The Oceans, 3 credits, 4:00-5:15 Mondays and Wednesdays in LME 416, R. Karlin

Geol 446/646 (call 84269/82713), Photogeology - Image Interpretation, 3 credits, 1:00-5:00 Tuesdays and 1:00-4:00 Thursdays in LMR 253, S. Wesnousky (cancelled)

Geol 455/655 (call 81146/84275), Geophysics and Geodynamics, 4 credits, 11:00-12:15 Mondays and Wednesdays in LMR 253, R. Karlin

Geol 701A (Geol 735, call 82717), Neotectonics and Seismic Hazard, 3 credits, time and place TBA, S. Wesnousky (cancelled)

Geol 701V (Geol 756, call 82718), Earthquake Source Physics, 3 credits, 9:00-10:45 Tuesdays and Thursdays in LMR 355, J. Brune and Y. Zeng

Geol 732 (call 81159), Cordilleran Tectonic Evolution, 3 credits, 1:00-1:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in LMR 353, R. Schweickert

Geol 757 (call 84284), Seismic Imaging, 3 credits, 9:30-11:00 Mondays and Wednesdays in LMR 253, J. Louie

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Courses Offered Spring 1997

Geol 100, Geology - Principles and Applications, Lectures on Earthquakes and Earth's Interior are available on line; section 1 call# 81136 10:00-10:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in 321 Mackay Sciences with S. Wesnousky; and section 2 call# 82698 11:00-12:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays in 102 OSN with R. Karlin

GE 479/679 (call# 84256/82695), Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, 8:00-9:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays in 355 LMR, S. Wesnousky and J. Anderson

Geol 490/690 (call# 84265/84267), Elementary Seismology, 4 credits, 8:00-9:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays in 415 LME, J. Anderson and S. Wesnousky

Geol 702H sec. 1 (call# 81147), 495 sec. 4 (call# 81142), Scientific Visualization Seminar and Workshop, 1-3 credits (1 only in 495), 3:00-5:00 Wednesdays in LMR 353, J. Louie

Geol 702H sec. 2 (call# 82709), Climate Change - global and regional aspects, 3 credits, 3:00-5:00 Tuesdays or Thursdays TBA, now in LMR 253, R. Karlin

Geol 706 (call# 84275), Geophysical Series and Filtering, 3 credits, 11:00-11:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in LMR 355, J. Louie

Geol 774 (call# 83278), Advanced Seismology I - Wave Propagation, 3 credits, 9:30-10:45 Tuesdays and Thursdays in LMR 355, J. Anderson

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Courses Offered Fall 1997

Geol 402/602 (call# 82704/84271), The Oceans, 3 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-5:15 in LMR 353, R. Karlin

Geol 456/656 (call# 81145/82713), Plate Tectonic Theory, 3 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-12:15 in LMR 253, R. Karlin, J. Louie

Geol 492/692 (call# 84269/84275), Environmental Exploration Geophysics (Hydrogeophysics), 4 credits, lectures Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 12:00-1:00 in LMR 355, labs TBA Thursdays 2:00-5:00 or Fridays 2:00-5:00 in LMR 351, $50 course fee, J. Louie, R. Karlin

Geol 701V (call #81029), Advanced Seismology Seminars, 3 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:30 in LME 316, J. Brune, Y. Zeng

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Courses Offered Spring 1998

Geol 453/653 (call #81139/84273), Geophysical Applications, 3 credits, Mondays 12:00-1:00 and Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 in LMR 253, $50 course fee, J. Louie

GE 479/679 (call #81129/84257), Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00-9:15 in LMR 355, J. Anderson

Geol 701, Interpretation of Seismograms, 3 credits, Wednesdays 4:00-5:00, J. Brune

Geol 702H sect. 1/495 sect. 4 (call #82707/82704), Scientific Visualization Seminar and Workshop, 1-3 credits, Wednesdays 3:00-5:00 in LMR 353 or TBA to meet concurrently with 761 (Magnetism and Earth), seminars not offered this year, see instructor J. Louie

Geol 702H sect. 2 (call #84276), Topics in Global Tectonics Seminar, 3 credits, Tuesdays 3:00-6:00 in LMR 253, R. Karlin

Geol 702V sect. 1 (call #81147), Seismological Lab Seminar, 3 credits, Tuesdays 9:30-10:45 in LMR 355, J. Anderson

Geol 757 (call # witheld; a special offering only for students in certain circumstances), Seismic Imaging, 3 credits, independent study TBA, $50 course fee, J. Louie

GE 744 (call #82696), Mechanics of Fractures in Rocks, 3 credits, R. Schultz

Geol 761 (call #84279), Scientific Data-Analysis and Visualization Projects in MSM MMV Lab (a.k.a. Magnetism and Earth), 3 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:45 in LMR 253 or TBA to meet concurrently with 702H section 1 (Scientific Visualization Workshop), R. Karlin

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Courses Offered Fall 1998

Geol 402/602, The Oceans, 3 credits, R. Karlin

Geol 446/646, Photogeology - Image Interpretation, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

Geol 455/655, Geophysics and Geodynamics, 4 credits, J. Anderson

Geol 737, Neotectonic and Quaternary Mapping, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

Geol 775, Advanced Seismology II - surface waves, normal modes, free oscillations, 3 credits, J. Brune and Y. Zeng

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Courses Offered Spring 1999

GE 479/679, Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, J. Anderson

Geol 490/690, Elementary Seismology, 4 credits, S. Wesnousky

Geol 702H sect. 1, Advanced Geology - Geophysics, 3 credits, J. Taranik

Geol 735, Neotectonics and Seismic Hazard, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

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Courses Offered Fall 1999

(Tentative and incomplete list)

Geol 402/602, The Oceans, 3 credits, R. Karlin

Geol 456/656, Plate Tectonic Theory, 3 credits, J. Brune

Geol 737, Neotectonic and Quaternary Mapping, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

Geol 757, Seismic Imaging, 3 credits, $50 course fee, J. Louie

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Courses Offered Spring 2000

GE 404/604 (call #84257/82696), Aerospace Remote Sensing, 3 credits, 11:00-11:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in LME 422, $10 fee, J. Carr

Geol 453/653 (call #81143/81147), Geophysical Applications, 3 credits, J. Louie

GE 479/679 (call #81133/84259), Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, 8:00-9:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays in LMR 355, J. Anderson

Geol 702H sect. 1 (call #81152), Natural Electromagnetic Field Geophysical Methods, 3 credits, 9:00-9:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in LME 316, $20 fee, G. Oppliger

Geol 702U sect. 1 (call #81169), Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration III - Imaging Radar, 3 credits, 1:00-1:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in LME 316, $20 fee, J. Taranik

Geol 735 (call #81154), Neotectonics and Seismic Hazards, 3 credits, $30 fee, S. Wesnousky

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Courses Offered Fall 2000

(Tentative and incomplete list)

Geol 332, Structure, Tectonics and Earth Physics (Structural Geology), 4 credits, R. Schweickert

Geol 402/602, The Oceans, 3 credits, R. Karlin

Geol 446/646, Photogeology - Image Interpretation, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

Geol 455/655, Geophysics and Geodynamics, 4 credits, J. Anderson

Geol 493/693, Mining Exploration Geophysics, 4 credits, G. Oppliger

Geol 495/695, Interpretation of Seismograms, 1-3 credits, J. Brune

Geol 702X, Web Teaching Workshop, 1-3 credits flexible, Tuesdays 3:00-4:15 in LMR 351, $50 fee, J. Louie

Geol 706, Geophysical Series and Filtering, 3 credits, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:15 in LME 422, $50 fee, J. Louie

Geol 737, Neotectonic and Quaternary Mapping, 3 credits, S. Wesnousky

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Courses Offered Spring 2001

(Tentative and incomplete list)

Geol 333, Structure, Tectonics and Earth Physics (Geophysics), 4 credits, R. Karlin

GE 479/679, Earthquake Engineering, 3 credits, J. Anderson

Geol 492/692, Environmental Exploration Geophysics (Hydrogeophysics), 4 credits, J. Louie

Geol 705, Inverse Problems for Earth Scientists, 3 credits, J. Anderson

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University of Nevada, Reno main page
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Last modified: 28 August 2000

Welcome to the home page of

Cornell University Department of Geological Sciences
Spring, 1999

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Contents

• Course outline
• Instructors
• Course syllabus, reading assignments, and labs
• Texts
• Some useful WWW sites
• Computer facilities

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Instructor: Bryan L. Isacks bli1@cornell.edu 3120 Snee Hall phone: 255-2307

"Unofficial" TA Clair McCorkle mccorkle@geology.cornell.edu 3162 Snee Hall phone: 255-6908

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Course Outline

Weeks are shown in parentheses; this outline is being expanded through links to additional pages and Acrobat PDF files; also see the course syllabus.

• Introduction to the course
• I. Radial structure of the earth (1-6)
  • A. Introduction to part I
  • B. The interior seen by seismic waves
  • C. Earth's shape, mass, and gravity field
  • D. Radial variations of density, pressure, temperature and composition
• II. Plate tectonics (7-11)
  • A. Introduction to part II
  • B. Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism
  • C. Seafloor spreading
  • D. Earthquake seismicity and focal mechanisms
  • E. Plate motions
• III. Lithosphere and asthenosphere (12-14)
  • A. Introduction to part III
  • B. Isostasy, gravity, topography
  • C. Thermal lithosphere
  • D. Seismic tomography, gravity and mantle convection

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Readings

Required texts (ordered for Cornell Bookstore and Triangle:

• Lowrie, Fundamentals of Geophysics, Cambridge, 1997.
• Cox and Hart, Plate Tectonics, How it Works, Blackwell, 1986.

Assigned readings in

• required texts
• additional texts and reprints on reserve in Carpenter and 3118 Snee Hall
• Outlines and notes are available through this WWW site directly or linked to Acrobat pdf files.

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Some useful WWW sites:

Seismology sites

• New Seismic Monitor- very cool!
• new "Live Internet Seismic Server", see today's seismograms from around the world
• IRIS Data Management Center (DMC) FARM access to digital seismic data
• Surfing the internet for earthquake data, up-to-date listing of major sites
• Lamont-Doherty's interactive data viewer- see "Geology" section with lots of seismicity maps
• Focal mechanism maps courtesy of Cornell's Middle East and North Africa Project.
• Automatic focal mechanism solutions from the Earthquake Research Inst. of the U. of Tokyo

Geophysics and plate tectonics

• Simple, readable overview of plate tectonics: "This Dynamic Earth, the Story of Plate Tectonics"
• The "Plates" project- nice views of plate motions
• Multibeam ocean bathymetry from Lamont-Doherty, "Ocean Floor Databases"
• International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF)
• An overview of the Global Positioning System
• Plate Motion Calculator
• Oceanic gravity field and topography from satellite altimetry
• Digital isochrons of the world's ocean floor

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Computer Facilities

There are two types of computer usage in this course. The first is our extensive use of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for problems and laboratory calculations. You will have to attain a reasonable level of proefficiency with this program, and we recommend study of the Excel manuals or one of the many books on Excel available in the bookstore. The second is our use of the internet for email and World Wide Web (WWW) access.

Excel and the internet services are accessible from the Snee Hall computing facilities (2160 and 2161 Snee) and the new computing facilities in the Carpenter Hall Engineering Library. GS 388 is registered for use of the Engineering Library facilities, but usage is on a first-come/first served basis. Claire Mccorkle will give ID's and initial passwords for the Snee NT network, and I will make these available during the first lab. You may also want to obtain keys for for the Snee computer rooms and the Snee entrance door, available from Cathy Lopez in 2102 Snee.

Acrobat PDF files

To look at the course notes stored here, your WWW browser should have as a helper application Adobe's program, Acrobat Reader, which displays and prints files in the Portable Document Format (PDF). The program is explained by Cornell computer information services and the latest version directly downloadable from the Adobe WWW site. These sites also explain what Acrobat does, and how it relates to the WWW and your browser. Netscape, for example, will, after you click on the link to the file, automatically download the PDF file, open Acrobat Reader, and display the file. Copies of material can be printed from Acrobat with good quality.

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GG313

3 credits
T & R, 12:00-1:15, Fall-2003, Room POST 733
First Meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Instructor: Paul Wessel
Office: POST 806, ext. 64778

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Organizational matters:

1. Class Flyer & Schedule HTML PDF
   

Lecture Supplements:

1. Lecture Notes HTML
2. Matlab Introduction PDF
3. Table of Critical U values PDF
4. Table of Critical D values for Two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov PDF
5. Decision flowchart for 1 or 2 samples PDF
6. plotnorm.m [Function to plot a normal distribution]
7. Figure illustration the minimization of misfit
8. The General Least Squares Problem, Take Two
9. Replacement for Fig 5.1

Matlab examples and data:

• Lecture 2: EDA Demonstration
  1. gg313_EDA.m
  2. boxwhisk.m
  3. boxwhisk2.m
  4. boxwhisksub.m
  5. c2308.xygt
  6. Oahu.dat
  7. Lanai.dat
  8. Maui.dat
  9. Molokai.dat
  10. Kauai.dat
  11. Niihau.dat
  12. Hawaii.dat
• Lecture 7: Normal scores, correlation, Central Limits Theorem, and normal errors demonstration
  1. gg313_lec_7a.m
     • sandstone.d
     • mad.m [Calculates the Median Absolute Deviation]
     • outlier_remove.m [Removes outliers using robust statistics]
  2. gg313_lec_7b.m
     • pick_way.m
• Lecture 11: Chi^2 example
  1. salinity_job.m
  2. salinities.d
• Lecture 14: Grid search line-fitting example
  1. gg313_lec_14.m
• Lecture 16: General least-squares example
  1. gsphere.m
  2. gobs.d
• Lecture 17: Regression demo
  1. demo_regress.m
  2. do_regress.m
  3. regress_lms.m
  4. regresslms_sub.m
  5. regress_ls.m
  6. regress_orthols.m
  7. regress_rls.m
  8. regress_rma.m
  9. lms.m
• Lecture 18: LMS Regression demo
  1. gg313_lec_18.m
  2. hr.d

Lecture 20: Yet another LS problem

1. porosity.d

Lecture 23: Examples of Autocorrelations

1. gg313_lec_23.m

Lecture 24: Examples of Spectral Analysis

1. gg313_lec_24.m
2. cavecreek.d
3. icecore.d

Lecture 25: Examples of Aliasing

1. The spinning Wagon wheel

Homeworks:

1. Homework # 01 [Solution] [Comments]
   • seismicity.d
   • hi_ages.d
   • v3312.d
2. Homework # 02 [Solution] CANCELLED (sorry)
3. Homework # 03 [Solution]
4. Homework # 04 [Solution]
5. Homework # 05 [Solution]
   • quakedays.d
   • rho.d
6. Homework # 06 [Solution]
   • kolsmir.m
7. Homework # 07 [Solution]
   • hf.d
8. Homework # 08 [Solution]
   • hawaii.dt
   • faultstep.d
   • heaviside.m
9. Homework # 09 [Solution]
10. Homework # 10 [Solution]
    • aso.d
11. Homework # 11 [Solution]
    • honolulu.d
    • hilo.d
    • dft.m
12. Homework # 12 [Solution]
    • joints.d
    • morejoints.d

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