Seismic tomography
We will speak about the use of seismic tomography and its mathematical base, we’ll learn about earthquakes and find out how they start, also we’ll conduct some experiments and go on an expedition to Kamchatka.
35 lessons with assignments
Free schedule
Learning via chatbot
Certificate of completion
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About the course
By the end of the course, you’ll know the basics of seismology and how to use the technical instruments and programs in practice. So it doesn't matter what level you’re on. Complex things are explained with simple and accessible language.
Geophysists, mathematicians, geologists, geochemists, petrologists, engineers and everyone interested will find a lot of new information and get the access to the author's research methods and scientific algorithms that are used by seismologists all over the world.
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Who is the course for
- The online course is designed for beginners
- No prior experience or special training in geology is required
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What will you learn
- Basics of seismology
- How to use the technical instruments and programs in practice
Author
Ivan Koulakov
Assistant professor. Department of mechanics and mathematics.
Doctor of Science (Geology)
Doctor of Science (Geology)
Course program
- What is this course about?
- What can we see inside a little stone?
- Doing tomography with a hammer and explosions
- Earthquakes show us the Earth deep inside
- How did people learn to measure earthquakes?
- First attempts to look deep into the Earth
- Body waves. How do they propagate inside the Earth?
- Surface waves
- Land of Fire — Kamchatka
- Installing seismic stations on volcanoes. Almost a Hollywood adventure
- KISS of the Kamchatkan volcanoes
- Tomogram a few days before a volcano explosion (case of Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka)
- Huge steam boiler within Gorely volcano
- Three independent views on the magma system of Avacha volcano
- Too many unknowns, too little information: is the problem unsolvable?
- Simplify – linearize – discretize
- Miraculous inversion: solving millions of equations on a simple PC
- Start working with Basic Tomo
- BASIC TOMO. Recover the smiling face
- Playing tomography chess
- Ray tracing: shoot or bend?
- PROFIT code: basic principles
- PROFIT code: start working with data
- PROFIT code: process our experimental data
- Go to the field with a big hammer to make a real seismic experiment
- Earthquakes: trouble for people, but precise tool for scientists to study the Earth. Mechanism - rock fracture
- How to localize earthquakes?
- LOTOS: tool to explore 3D structures and localize earthquakes
- LOTOS: Basic principles
- LOTOS: look inside a supervolcano
- LOTOS: look at Stromboli
- Noise is another seismic source
- Surface wave tomography: two-step workflow
- Problem of testing: how far our images from the absolute truth?
- Concluding video: What’s next?
Modern visual language
All lessons are shot in a modern studio, and graphics were created by designers
35 lessons
This is enough to cover the topic. Each lesson is made in the format of a longread with video lectures, text and graphic materials and links
Vivid and constructive speech
The author speaks simply and clearly, using catchy examples
Free schedule
There are no deadlines or due dates for homework assignments. Materials are available immediately, you can start learning through the chatbot at any time and return to the course when you have time
Support
Directly through the chatbot where you learn, you can request the help of technical support, which will promptly answer you.
Certificate
To get a certificate, you need to complete the assignments for the lessons
Seismic tomography
We will speak about the use of seismic tomography and its mathematical base, we’ll learn about earthquakes and find out how they start, also we’ll conduct some experiments and go on an expedition to Kamchatka.
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What will you get
- 35 lessons with assignments in a chatbot
- Author’s presentation: simple, clear and with interest in the subject
- Free schedule: no deadlines and due dates for assignments
- All materials are available immediately, you can start learning at a convenient time
- Professional video and modern graphics
- Quick contact with technical support
- Certificate of Completion
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What will you learn
- Basics of seismology
- How to use the technical instruments and programs in practice
Sign up for the course for free. Learning will start in spring 2025
Choose a messenger in which it will be convenient for you to study or leave your email so you don't miss the news
available soon