SIO 226 INTRODUCTION TO MARINE GEOPHYSICS,  Winter 2001

      Instructors: LeRoy Dorman (436 Ritter Hall, 534-2406) and John Hildebrand (200C Ritter Hall, 534-4069) With Assistance From: Steve Cande, Jeff Gee and Chris deMoustier.
      Time: MWF 1010-1100, Location: 10 OSB or 438 Endurance Hall, Course Code: 334617
       

      Date Topic Speaker
      1-8 Plate Tectonics  LD
      1-10 Plate Tectonics LD
      1-12 Plate Tectonics JH
      1-15 Holiday
      1-17 Plate Tectonics Discussion LD+JH
      1-19 Seafloor Imaging  SEABEAM, SEAMARC, DEEPTOW CdM
      1-22 Seafloor Imaging CdM
      1-24 Seafloor Imaging CdM
      1-26 Discussion of Seafloor Imaging Papers CdM+JH
      1-29 Marine Magnetics-Background JH
      1-31 Marine Magnetics-Modeling SC
      2-2 Marine Magnetics-Paleomag JG
      2-5 Discussion of Marine Magnetics Papers JH+SC+JG
      2-7 Reflection Seismology JH
      2-9 Reflection Seismology  JH
      2-12 Reflection Seismology JH 
      2-14  Discussion of Reflection Seismology Papers  JH 
      2-16 Gravity LD
      2-19 Holiday Presidents W and L Day 
      2-21 Marine Gravity LD
      2-23 Marine Gravity and Satellite Altimetry LD
      2-26  Discussion of Gravity and Altimetry Papers  LD
      2-28 Refraction Seismology LD 
      3-2 Refraction Seismology LD
      3-5 Refraction Seismology LD 
      3-7 Discussion of Refraction Seismology LD
      3-9 Seafloor Heatflow LD
      3-12 Seafloor Heatflow/Seismicity LD
      3-14 Seafloor Seismicity LD
      3-16 Discussion of Heatflow + Seismicity Papers LD

      Research papers assigned for each topic
      Grade based on: (1) written paper reviews, and (2) in-class presentations.
       

      Texts:

      W. Telford, L. Geldart, R. Sheriff, and D. Keys, Applied Geophysics, TN269 .A663 1990

      Brown, Joan and others, (The Open University), The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution QE39 .O23 1989

      References:

      J. Claerbout, Imaging the Earth's Interior, QE539 .C53 1985

      M. Dobrin, Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting, TN269.D6 1988

      C.M.R. Fowler, The Solid Earth, QC806.F625 1990

      G. Garland, The Earth's Shape and Gravity, QB331.G233 1965

      F. Grant and G. West, Interpretation Theory in Applied Geophysics, QE501 .G761 1965

      L. Hatton, M. Worthington, and J. Makin, Seismic Data Processing, QE538.5 .H37 1986

      P. Kearey and M. Brooks, An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration, TN269 .K25 1984 O. Yilmaz, Seismic Data Processing, TN269 .Y55 1987 .

      O. Yilmaz, Seismic Data Processing, TN269 .Y55 1987 .
       

      Last revised 9 Jan,  2001