Hydrocarbon Exploration part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, , and Tectonics 2012:Activities
elhamy Tarabees, Damanhour University
To detect the hydrocarbon reservoir, structure traps should be detected. Seismic reflection profiles can be used to illustrate the structure image for the subsurface layers and hence, find out structure traps for ...

Data Filtering and Noise Reduction part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, , and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Scott Marshall, Appalachian State University
This lab utilizes the computer program, Excel. In this exercise students will generate synthetic data sets based on a simplified model of daily high temperatures in Boone, NC and apply several filtering techniques ...

El-Dab'a ground water aquifer assessment, Egypt part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, , and Tectonics 2012:Activities
elhamy Tarabees, Damanhour University
El-Dabaa area is an area located in the norther part of the western desert, Egypt and planed to be nuclear power point. Some vertical electrical sounding have been done there to evaluate the ground water aquifer ...

The 'Keeling Curve' and analyzing time series data in MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Gareth Funning, University of California-Riverside
In this exercise, we analyze the trends in the CO2 record monitored at Mauna Loa, (the 'Keeling Curve'). This is an exercise in data handling, interpolation, trend estimation and extrapolation.

Choice of geophone layout in a simple near-surface seismics setting part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Alain Plattner, California State University-Fresno
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Click to watch Alain Plattner discuss his activity or watch the full webinar.We use MATLAB functions ...

Conservation Equation Model part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Gregory Hancock, College of William and Mary
Numerical models are widely used to simulate systems ranging from climate to traffic jams, yet a high percentage of college-level students have little awareness of how they are constructed and their limitations. ...

Finite difference modeling of hillslope diffusion part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Dylan Mikesell, Boise State University
This activity introduces students to the finite difference solution of the hill-slope diffusion PDE. The students derive partial derivatives from Taylor Series expansions of the 2D topography function z(x,t). After ...

The rate of change in porosity as a result of mineral precipitation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Aida Farough
In this activity we calculate the rate of change in porosity resulting from mineral precipitation at hydrothermal conditions. Key words: hydraulic properties, water rock interactions, porosity, mineral ...

Getting inside the black box part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Phil Resor, Wesleyan University
In this problem set students apply the finite difference method to develop a simple box model and then explore the impact of anthropogenic changes to the modeled system.

Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Carlye Peterson, Cuesta College
Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data. The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize students with basic Matlab functions and techniques so they can load and plot data. With this lab exercise, ...

Computational Inquiry into a Hillslope Surface Model part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
Risa Madoff, University of North Dakota-Main Campus
By using (x, y, z) data imported from repeat scans of a terrestrial LiDAR, students learn how to conceptualize a natural surface by using MATLAB to model it and to model change. Because the model has a real ...