ASCI 7365 - Advanced Seismology

Three credit hours.

Analysis of seismic waves in a uniform medium from a pressure pulse in a spherical cavity. Solution to Sharpe’s problem using Laplace Transform. Wave propagation from sources in layered medium of different physical conditions. Numerical integration of equation of motion. Seismometry. Foca-mechanism and source characteristics. Internal structure of the earth. Nuclear testing and other explosions. Offered in spring.

Prerequisites: MATH 3322.