Undergraduate Course: Exploration Geophysics (EASC09040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Core to the course is the learning of the full analysis chain of exploration (particularly seismic) data, from acquisitions to processing and interpretation. Essential signal processing will also be taught. |
| Course description |
Overview of Exploration Methods
Marine Seismic Methods
Complication in Marine Seismic
Land Seismic Methods
Basic Physics of Waves
Heterogeneity
Wave phenomena
Reflections Seismics
Signal Processing and Migration
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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will develop a broad, integrated overview of exploration methods and the physics of waves, focussing on reflection seismics, signal processing and migration.
- Students will develop an understanding of the principal theories and be aware of specialised and principal techniques used in this field e.g. components of a typical land and marine survey, the main processing methods used as standard across industry, non-governmental organisations and academia.
- This course takes you up to the level where you can begin to appreciate the most recent advances and research-level papers in this field.
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Reading List
| Applied Geophysics, 2nd Edition ¿ W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart & R. E. Sheriff |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Exploration Geophysics,Exploration Methods,Physics,Refraction Seismics,Reflection Seismics,Sign |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Curtis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8515
Email: Jackie.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Casey Hollway
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
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