Teaching Geophysics - Table of Contents

Browse the collection of on-line Teaching Geophysics activities. You can find resources on Exploration Methods, Geodesy, Geodynamics, Gravity, Magnetism/Paleomag, Seismology, and Tectonophysics.

Jump to your topic of interest using the "anchors" below, or browse the entire collection.

Jump to your topic of interest using the "anchors" below, or browse the entire collection.
Exploration Methods / Geodesy / Geodynamics / Gravity / Magnetism/Paleomag / Seismology / Tectonophysics

Exploration Methods

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• Vibroseis Correlation? An Example of Digital Signal Processing -- Lawrence W. Braile, Purdue University
• Location of buried objects at an abandon military facility (the Lake Superior State University campus) -- Paul Kelso, Lake Superior State University
• Resistivity Profile in an Urban Setting -- Bill Montgomery, New Jersey City University
• Bac-Ho Consulting Project (Near-Surface Geophysics) -- Gregory S. Baker, University of Tennessee
• Measuring the Gravity Field: "The Stairwell Lab" -- Samuel T. Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University
• Geophysics in the community -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Equation Dictionary -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Introduction to Seismic Refraction -- Stephen K. Boss, University of Arkansas
• Concept puzzles about geophysical methods -- Sarah Titus, Carleton College
• Wysocki Farm Refraction Project -- Laurie Brown, University of Massachusetts
• Ray Paths -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University
• Seismic Refaction -- Robert Cicerone, Bridgewater State College
• Seismology and Global Earth Structure -- Robert Cicerone, Bridgewater State College
• Trans-California Seismic Profile Analysis -- Magali Billen, U. C. Davis, Department of Geology
• Velocity analysis of the Viking Graben dataset -- John Stockwell, Colorado School of Mines
• Use of Seismic Refraction in the Characterization of Alluvial Aquifers -- Horacio Ferriz, California State University Stanislaus
• Groundwater Depth and Fracture Pattern Determination -- Lawrence L. Malinconico, Lafayette College
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves/Digital Recording -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves (DAGSAW)/Filtering -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• Learning how to use resistivity soundings for interpretation of subsurface stratigraphy -- Remke Van Dam, Michigan State University
• The gravitational attractive force of the English Dept. -- Bill Witte, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Estimating Valley Fill Thickness with a Gravity Survey -- Bill Witte, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Looking for Gas Layers in Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma -- Constantin Cranganau, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
• Laboratory on Reverse Time Migration -- John Dunbar, Baylor University
• Using physical observations to guess the interior of a globe -- Devin Castendyk, State University of New York, College at Oneonta
• Find the UST with GPR -- Bill Montgomery, New Jersey City University
• Well Logs -- Kevin Brewer, Olivet Nazarene University
• Seismic refraction exercise for a hydrogeology course -- Devin Castendyk, State University of New York, College at Oneonta
• Atlantic City Mapping Project -- Peter A. Knoop, University of Michigan
• Ground-penetrating and Space-born Radar -- Susan Sakimoto, The University of Notre Dame
• Animated Ray Paths in MS Powerpoint -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University
• Finding the ""Moho" - A Fundamental Feature of Earth's Surface -- Stephen K. Boss, University of Arkansas

Geodesy

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• Interseismic deformation: Crustal deformation between large earthquakes -- Shimon Wdowinski, University of Miami
• Equation Dictionary -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Estimating GPS Positional Error -- Bill Witte, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Density structure of the earth from mass and moment of inertia -- Donald Forsyth, Brown University
• Interpretation of plate boundaries from topography, bathymetry, volcanoes, and earthquake focal depths using Google Earth and OneNote -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University

Geodynamics

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• Equation Dictionary -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• The Birth of the Earth System and the Convection Paradigm -- Steven R Dickman, Binghamton University
• Driving forces of plate tectonics and the importance of inertia -- Donald Forsyth, Brown University
• Earth Motion Monitor -- Charles J. Ammon, Penn State
• Interpretation of plate boundaries from topography, bathymetry, volcanoes, and earthquake focal depths using Google Earth and OneNote -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University
• Theoretical estimation of cooling times -- Steven R Dickman, Binghamton University

Gravity

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• Measuring the Gravity Field: ""The Stairwell Lab" -- Samuel T. Peavy, Georgia Southwestern State University
• Geophysics in the community -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Equation Dictionary -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Concept puzzles about geophysical methods -- Sarah Titus, Carleton College
• In-situ Density from Gravity by Nettleton's Method -- Scott White, University of South Carolina, Dept Geological Sciences
• Free-Air Gravity -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University
• Sequenced writing assignment -- Steven C. Jaume, College of Charleston
• Gravity and Magnetic Consulting Project -- Lawrence L. Malinconico, Lafayette College
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves/Digital Recording -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves (DAGSAW)/Filtering -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• The gravitational attractive force of the English Dept. -- Bill Witte, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Estimating Valley Fill Thickness with a Gravity Survey -- Bill Witte, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Density structure of the earth from mass and moment of inertia -- Donald Forsyth, Brown University
• Atlantic City Mapping Project -- Peter A. Knoop, University of Michigan

Magnetism/Paleomag

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• Location of buried objects at an abandon military facility (the Lake Superior State University campus) -- Paul Kelso, Lake Superior State University
• Seafloor Spreading and Magnetic Anomalies -- Donna M. Jurdy, Northwestern University
• Magnetometer Survey -- Michael John Harris, James Madison University
• Geophysics in the community -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Equation Dictionary -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Concept puzzles about geophysical methods -- Sarah Titus, Carleton College
• Sequenced writing assignment -- Steven C. Jaume, College of Charleston
• Gravity and Magnetic Consulting Project -- Lawrence L. Malinconico, Lafayette College
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves/Digital Recording -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves (DAGSAW)/Filtering -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• Using physical observations to guess the interior of a globe -- Devin Castendyk, State University of New York, College at Oneonta
• Atlantic City Mapping Project -- Peter A. Knoop, University of Michigan

Seismology

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• Vibroseis Correlation? An Example of Digital Signal Processing -- Lawrence W. Braile, Purdue University
• Earthquake Location -- Lawrence W. Braile, Purdue University
• Locating and Measuring Earthquakes Using Real Seismic Data -- Kelly Liu, University of Missouri - Rolla
• Scorpions as Seismologists -- Laura Reiser Wetzel, Eckerd College
• Earthquake! A Term Paper and Presentation Assignment -- Laura Reiser Wetzel, Eckerd College
• Geophysics in the community -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Equation Dictionary -- Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
• Concept puzzles about geophysical methods -- Sarah Titus, Carleton College
• Izmit Earthquake -- Sarah Titus, Carleton College
• Earthquake Magnitude - Linking Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity -- Eric Baer, Highline Community College
• What is Magnitude? Earthquake Magnitude By Analogy -- Scott White, University of South Carolina
• Sequenced writing assignment -- Steven C. Jaume, College of Charleston
• Seismology and Global Earth Structure -- Robert Cicerone, Bridgewater State College
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves/Digital Recording -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• Digital Analysis of Geophysical Signals and Waves (DAGSAW)/Filtering -- George R. Jiracek, San Diego State University/Department of Geological Sciences
• SeisMac Seismogram Modeling -- Michael Wysession, Washington University
• Introduction to Plate Tectonics -- Elizabeth Cochran, University of California, Riverside
• Using physical observations to guess the interior of a globe -- Devin Castendyk, State University of New York, College at Oneonta
• Earth Motion Monitor -- Charles J. Ammon, Penn State
• Seismogram Patterns -- Charles J. Ammon, Penn State
• Density structure of the earth from mass and moment of inertia -- Donald Forsyth, Brown University
• The Woodlark Basin as a Natural Laboratory for the Study of the Geological Sciences -- Andrew M. Goodliffe, University of Alabama
• Earthquake Epicenter Location Exercise using Google Earth and OneNote -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University
• Finding the Moho -- Stephen K. Boss, University of Arkansas
• Exploring Earthquake Hazards with GIS -- Constantin Cranganu, Brooklyn College, City University of New York

Tectonophysics

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• Geophysics of the News -- Laurie Brown, University of Massachusetts
• Interseismic Deformation: Crustal Deformation Between Large Earthquakes -- Shimon Wdowinski, University of Miami
• Volcano Homework Assignment -- Steven C. Jaume, College of Charleston
• Introduction to Plate Tectonics -- Elizabeth Cochran, University of California, Riverside
• Driving forces of plate tectonics and the importance of inertia -- Donald Forsyth, Brown University
• Earth Motion Monitor -- Charles J. Ammon, Penn State
• The Woodlark Basin as a Natural Laboratory for the Study of the Geological Sciences -- Andrew M. Goodliffe, University of Alabama
• Interpretation of plate boundaries from topography, bathymetry, volcanoes, and earthquake focal depths using Google Earth and OneNote -- Jeffrey A. Nunn, Louisiana State University