Seismology is the study of Earth\u2019s elastic vibrations, the sources that generate them, and the structures through which they propagate. It is a geophysical discipline that has a remarkable diversity of applications to critical issues facing society and plays a leading role in addressing key scientific frontiers involving Earth\u2019s dynamic systems (Lay et al., 2009<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Students will be introduced to the physics of seismic wave propagation\u00a0which provides\u00a0quantitative constraints on the structure of Earth\u2019s solid interior from crust to core. Students will learn about Earthquake source theory, which is necessary for describing earthquake statistics and forecasting earthquake hazards. The course will\u00a0cover the fundamental concepts of elasticity, stress, strain, seismometer design, the derivation of the seismic wave equation, and its application to describing the full seismic spectrum, i.e., compressional and shear body waves, surface waves, and normal modes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lay, T., Aster, R., Forsyth, D., Romanowicz, B., Allen, R. M., Cormier, V. F., … & Sheehan, A. (2009).\u00a0Seismological grand challenges in understanding Earth\u2019s dynamic systems<\/a>.\u00a0Report to the National Science Foundation, IRIS Consortium<\/i>,\u00a046<\/i>, 1-18.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nPre-requisites:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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