Details of ES3203 (Spring 2025)
| Level: 3 | Type: Laboratory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ES3203 | Seismology Laboratory | Kajaljyoti Borah, Supriyo Mitra |
| Syllabus |
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| Introduction to field Geophysical Equipments (field installation and data acquisition). Seismogram
analysis. Determination of hypocenter, epicentral distance and origin time from local, regional and teleseismic earthquake records. Numerical calculation of epicentral distance, azimuth and back azimuth for a spherical earth. Computation of focal mechanism of earthquakes. Measurement of Rayleigh wave group velocity dispersion from regional records. Digital signal processing and study of source characteristics (M0, MW, ML and Stress drop). Computation of gravity anomalies for geometrical bodies. Inversion of geophysical data and determination of earth structure. |
| Prerequisite |
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| Prerequisites: ES3305 (Seismology) and ES2201 (Geophysics). |
| References |
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| 1. Instrumentation in Earthquake Seismology, by J. Havskov and G. Alguacil, Springer.
2. Seismology and Plate Tectonics, by David Gubbins, Cambridge University Press. 3. Inverse Problem Theory and Model Parameter Estimation. Albert Tarantola, SIAM |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Elective |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 10 | Elective |
| 9 | MS | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | MS | 6 | Core |
| 11 | MS | 8 | Elective |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |