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The goal of this module is to present a quantitative description of how seismic waves propagate in the Earth's interior, how to process and analyse large seismic datasets and how to build and interpret models of earthquake sources and 3-D images of the Earth's interior. Applications to current research hot topics will be discussed, such as in environmental seismology and in Earth's deep interior studies, including invited seminars by guest scientists.
By the end of this module, students should:
- Be able to describe mathematically seismic phenomena, such as seismic wave propagation in homogeneous and isotropic media and earthquake point sources.
- Understand the principles of seismic data processing and be able to modify and build simple programs to analyse real seismic data.
- Have a good, hands-on understanding of the principles of imaging earthquake sources and Earth's structure.
- Have a good, critical knowledge of the current state-of-art in research in the main topics of seismology and its implications.
GEOL0029 Seismology I is a prerequisite for this module, plus Maths & Stats Content and Requirement of PHAS0002 Maths Methods I, PHAS0009 Maths Methods II.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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