Postgraduate Course: Seismic Methods (PGGE11177)

Course Outline
School	School of Geosciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course is designed to link the elementary material in the 'Introduction to Geophysics' course with the advanced treatment in 'Processing and Imaging' in Semester 2. A key advantage is that it will give students practical experience of processing seismic data on the computer.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
1. Modelling Seismic experiments: statistical vs deterministic approaches, convolution model, explanation of ray tracing and finite difference methods. 2. Basic signal processing concepts: Z transform, Weiner Filter, Inverse filter. 3. Wavelet estimation and processing. Deconvolution. 4. Introduction to log data and seismic well-ties. 5. Proficiency in basic data processing, experience with contemporary industry processing software.