| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seismic Tomography | JFZ127 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Şerif BARIŞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Berna TUNÇ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Crustal structure determination using local earthquake tomography
2) Crustal structure determination using global earthquake tomography
3) Seismic velocity changing and effects
4) defining 3-diemnsioal velocit structure
5) defining Vp/Vs ratio
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 4 | Low | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
| 5 | Low | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Seismology
Course Contents
Seismic travel times and tomography, real time tomography for earthquake locations and velocity structures, Re-location of the local and global earthquakes, Inversion, 1D seismic tomography, 3D seismic tomography, uncertainty analysis, Resolution analysis and methods, Interpretation of velocity structure, Vp, Vs and Poisson models obtained by Local and Global tomography, Comparison of tomographic results with other geophysical applications.
Weekly Schedule
1) What is seismic tomography? Comparison tomography with tomograhpy in Medicine2) 1-Dimension velocity models and seismic location techniques
3) Methods of improvement seismic location techniques in 1-D location
4) Ray tracing methods and algorithms
5) Data preparation techniques fro Seismic tomography
6) Seismic tomography techniques for local, regional andglobal
7) Active and passive tomography techniques
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Velocity anomalies, velocity perturbations, Vp, Vs, Vp/VS and Poission's Ratio
10) Seismic tomography algorithms: VELEST, SIMULSP, TOMOG3D, LOTOS09
11) Earthquake tomography and quarry blasting tomography
12) Application of local earthquake tomografi: data selection
13) Application of local seismic tomography: Fine tuning parameters and iteration calculation
14) Application of Local earthquake tomography: Obatining results and evaluation of results
15) Application: Plotting results and interpretation with different results
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Iyer, H., M., and K. Hirahara (1998). Seismic Tomography: Theory and practice, Springer (Main lecture book)
2- Mathematical Aspects of Seismology, Bath, M. (1975). Elsevier Publ. Co. Amsterdam.
3- Iyer, H., M., and K. Hirahara (1998). Seismic Tomography: Theory and practice, Springer (Main lecture book)
4- Mathematical Aspects of Seismology, Bath, M. (1975). Elsevier Publ. Co. Amsterdam.
5- Mathematical Aspects of Seismology, Bath, M. (1975). Elsevier Publ. Co. Amsterdam .
6- Theoretical Global Seismology, Dahlen, F.A. and J. Tromp (1998). Princeton University Press.
7- Mathematical Aspects of Seismology, Bath, M. (1975). Elsevier Publ. Co. Amsterdam .
8- Theoretical Global Seismology, Dahlen, F.A. and J. Tromp (1998). Princeton University Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
20% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required