Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Juan Carlos Afonso
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will focus on advanced topics relevant to research in Solid Earth and exploration geophysics. Topics include, but are not limited to, inverse theory, numerical methods in geophysics, global seismology, and geodynamics. Practicals will include working with different scientific computing lagnuages currently used in geophysics research. Delivery of both lectures and workshops/labs are designed to engage and encourage students to become independent and critical thinkers, as well as proficient in solving quantitative problems in geoscience.
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If you apply for Disruption to Study for your final examination, you must make yourself available for the week of July 24 – 28, 2017. If you are not available at that time, there is no guarantee an additional examination time will be offered. Specific examination dates and times will be determined at a later date.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Exam | 25% | No | June |
Assignments I | 25% | No | The end of March |
Assignments II | 25% | No | Mid May |
Assignments III | 25% | No | Early June |
Due: June
Weighting: 25%
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: The end of March
Weighting: 25%
Matlab exercises about numerical methods used in scientific research. This assignment will consist of 3 or 4 individual parts that will be evaluated separately. All three parts must be completed to approve the assignment.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: Mid May
Weighting: 25%
This assignment will consist of a short review paper for ambient noise tomography following papers published in Journal of Geophysics Research-solid earth. The review paper is expected to cover the introduction, the physical principle of ambient noise tomography, current application of ambient noise, discussion on other possible applications, and so on.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Due: Early June
Weighting: 25%
Problems in Mantle convection. Use of matlab and convection codes to simulate convection in the Earth's mantle. This assignment will consist of 2 or 3 individual parts that will be evaluated separately. All three parts must be completed to approve the assignment.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
3 hours weekly, consisting of lectures and practicals
Week |
Lecturer |
Topic |
Week 1 |
Juan Carlos Afonso |
Review of Matlab and basics of Math |
Week 2 |
Juan Carlos Afonso |
Numerical methods 1: how to solve partial differential equations |
Week 3 |
Juan Carlos Afonso |
Numerical methods 2: how to solve integral equations |
Week 4 |
Juan Carlos Afonso |
Inverse theory 1: matrix-based methods |
Week 5 |
Juan Carlos Afonso |
Inverse theory 2: matrix-free methods |
Week 6 |
Yingjie Yang |
Introduction to Seismic interferometry |
Week 7 |
Yingjie Yang |
Data processing and dispersion measurements of ambient noise |
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Mid-term Recess |
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Week 8 |
Yingjie Yang |
Applications of ambient noise tomography in imaging subsurface structures |
Week 9
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Yingjie Yang |
Applications of interferometry in temporal monitoring and exploration geophysics |
Week 10
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Craig O’Neill
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Continuum mechanics 1 |
Week 11 26 May |
Craig O’Neill
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Continuum mechanics 2 |
Week 12
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Craig O’Neill
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Mantle convection 1 |
Week 13
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Craig O’Neill
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Mantle convection 2 |
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