Seismology 1103-499

Program:
1. Seismicity of the Earth
Spatial distribution of earthquakes; seismometry; magnitude and energy of the earthquake; Mercalli and Richter scales; theory of seismograph; arrays of seismic stations.
2. Elastic properties of rocks
Elastic parameters; density and porosity; anisotropy of seismic velocities; elastic properties of rocks in high temperature and pressure.
3. Elastic waves
Theoretical background; Navier equation in elastic medium; P and S body waves; surface waves; ray tracing method; theoretical travel times, amplitudes and synthetic seismograms in the multilayered inhomogeneities medium; SEIS83 programme package.
4. Models of the seismic source and earthquake prediction
Single force, couple of forces and double couple of forces; P and S wave radiation from the seismic source; processes in the seismic source; sequence of quakes; statistical prediction; precursor phenomena.
5. Earth interior structure
Equation of seismic ray in spherical Earth model; parametric equation of the travel time; the method of Wichert & Herglotz; Jeffreys-Bullen travel time; seismic waves in the Earth; Earth structure.
6. Structural seismology
Structure of the crust and upper mantle; reflection and refraction methods; deep seismic soundings; seismic tomography.
7. Seismology and new global tectonics
Lithospheric plates; convection cell; heat flow; continental and oceanic Earth's crust; continental drift.

Description by Marek Grad, April 2007.