Classroom, Lab and Field Exercises in Geophysics
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Trans-California Seismic Profile Analysis part of Workshop 07: Activities
Magali Billen, University of California-Davis
Homework assignment focused on identifying seismic arrivals and determining layer thickness and velocity using real-world data from a published article.
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Geophysics in the community part of Workshop 07: Activities
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Western Washington University
In this activity students develop independent or small group research projects in collaboration with local community organizations, or with the goal of investigating a topic relevant to the greater community. This ...
Introduction to Seismic Refraction part of Workshop 07: Activities
Stephen Boss, University of Arkansas Main Campus
First exposure of students to manipulating seismic refraction/reflection principles to developing a very simple model using spreadsheet software. Emphasize computing and numeracy skills and learning to use ...
Animated Ray Paths in MS Powerpoint part of Workshop 07: Activities
Jeffrey Nunn, Louisiana State University
A series of MS PowerPoint slides that illustrate ray paths for reflection and refraction. They can be used in lecture and/or laboratory assignments or posted on a web page for students to review on their own time. ...
Using physical observations to guess the interior of a globe part of Workshop 07: Activities
Devin Castendyk, SUNY College at Oneonta
This activity introduces students to the need for geophysics and the application of several geophysical methods commonly employed. Students are given a hollow globe that contains various objects and asked to infer ...
Sequenced writing assignment part of Workshop 07: Activities
Steven Jaume, College of Charleston
An iterative term paper where students include new geophysical data in each new version. This allows the instructor to work closely with the student and point out how different geophysical datasets constrain ...
Ray Paths part of Workshop 07: Activities
, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Students work in groups to "walk" through the ray paths of the direct wave, ground roll, reflected wave, and refracted wave. This exercise gives them a visual image of the ray paths as well as the ability ...
Laboratory on Reverse Time Migration part of Workshop 07: Activities
John Dunbar, Baylor University
Students use an finite element wave propagation program running on a PC to model the forward and reverse wave propagation steps in reverse time migration. Conceptual understanding is aided by watching the ...
Velocity analysis of the Viking Graben dataset part of Workshop 07: Activities
John Stockwell, Colorado School of Mines
Using the CWP/SU: Seismic Un*x package, perform velocity analysis on the Viking Graben data to create a representation of the velocity field (RMS and approximate interval velocities).
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 ...