MN-GM-GEOSEIS

Study course:	M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere
Module:	MN-GM-GEOSEIS
Title	Seismology _{(Seismologie)}

Module Number	Workload	CP	Duration	Semester
MN-GM-GEOSEIS	1800 h	6	1 Semester	WT

Person in Charge	K.-G. Hinzen
Offering Department	Institute for Geology and Mineralogy, Seismological Station Bensberg, Cologne University

Applicability	Course of Study			Category	Semester
	M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere			Compulsory for main focus geophysics	1

Aims	Understanding of physical processes that cause and transport seismic energy.
Skills	Ability to determine basic parameters from seismic records for earthquake location. Basic knowledge of seismological measuring techniques and data processing.
Content	• Elasticity theory and seismic waves • Body waves and ray geometry • Surface waves and free oscillations of the Earth • Kinematic and dynamic effects of earthquake sources • Seismometry and seismogram interpretation • Seismotectonics • Local earthquakes • Earthquakes and buildings • Time series analysis • History of seismology
Prerequisites	Basics of mathematics, physics and geophysics

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Examinations	Written examination	Graded
Requirements	Successful participation in the exercises	Bonus points for written examination

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Compulsory Literature:

P.M. Shearer, Introduction to Seismology, Cambridge University Press, 2006.

T. Lay and T.C. Wallace, Modern Global Seismology, Acadamic Press, 1995.

Additional Literature:

K. Aki and P.G. Richards, Quantitative Seismology, University Science Books, 2002.

D. Gubbins, Time Series Analysis and Inverse Theory for Geophysicists, Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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