Applied Seismology
Applied Seismology
GEOS 626/426 University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Syllabus: 626/426
Class code repository (Python) course flyer
Prerequisites: Calculus 3 (MATH 253), Linear Algebra (MATH 314)
Recommended prerequisites: Foundations of Geophysics (GEOS 631)
Problem Sets
[1] The Gutenberg-Richter frequency-magnitude relation [gr] pdf
[2] Linear algebra and vectors [math] pdf
[3] Fault parameters and moment tensors [mt] pdf
[4] Analysis of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake Part 1: Instrument response and spectral analysis [sumatraA] pdf
[5] Toroidal modes of a spherically symmetric earth [modesA] pdf
[6] Analysis of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake Part 2: Analyzing the effects of rupture complexity and Earth heterogeneity [sumatraB] pdf
[7] Love waves for a layered Earth [modesB] pdf
[8] Forward problems and inverse problems [inv] pdf
[9] Seismic tomography using ray theory [tomo] pdf
[10] Earthquake location with generalized least squares [genlsq] pdf
Labs
Seismic moment tensors, part I [mt] pdf
Seismic moment tensors, part II [beachball] pdf
Discrete Fourier Transform of solar motion [fft] pdf
Waves on a string [waves] pdf
Instrument response and spectral analysis [response] pdf
Spherical harmonic functions [spherical_harmonics] pdf
Analyzing seismic data in record sections and spectrograms
Selecting seismic waveforms for analysis [sumatraB] pdf
Group speed and phase speed from seismograms [dispersion] pdf
Fitting a line to scattered data [linefit] pdf
Iterative Newton method [newton] pdf
Basis functions for seismic tomography [tomo] pdf
This course is offered as a hybrid, synchronous course. This means that the lecture and labs will take place live, and students can participate either remotely or in person. This approach is facilitated by the live broadcast of the lectures and by the availability of computational labs to be conducted with only internet access (JupyterHub). Students from outside UAF can enroll in this course. The course is offered at two different levels: graduate (626) and undergraduate (426).
Figure generated from the lab on the 2004 Sumatra-Anadaman earthquake (lab_sumatraB.pdf).
The figure shows the locations of all the seismograms retrieved (networks II, IU, G) for the analysis of the earthquake.
The view is centered on the epicenter, with stations plotted at their true azimuth angles.
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