GPGN 302 - Seismic Methods I: Introduction to Seismic Methods

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Colorado School of Mines

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This is an introductory study of seismic methods for imaging the Earth's subsurface, with emphasis on reflection seismic exploration. Starting with the history and development of seismic exploration, the course proceeds through an overview of methods for acquisition of seismic data in land, marine, and transitional environments. Underlying theoretical concepts, including working initially with traveltime equations for simple subsurface geometries, are used to introduce general issues in seismic data processing, as well as the nature of seismic data interpretation. The course introduces basic concepts, mathematics, and physics of seismic wave propagation (including derivation of the one-dimensional acoustic wave equation and its solution in multi-layered media), emphasizing similarities with the equations and physics that underlie all geophysical methods. Using analysis of seismometry as a first example of linear time-invariant systems, the course brings Fourier theory and filter theory to life through demonstrations of their immense power in large-scale processing of seismic data to improve signal-to-noise ratio and ultimately the accuracy of seismic images of the Earth's subsurface. Prerequisites: Colorado School of Mines Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 91 PHGN200, MATH213, MATH225, and GPGN210, MATH348 or PHGN311, or consent of instructor. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab; 4 semester hours.

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3.00

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Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.mines.edu

Phone Number:

(303) 273-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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