Winter 2006

      SIO 226 INTRODUCTION TO MARINE GEOPHYSICS

      Instructors: LeRoy Dorman (LD, 534-2406) and David Chadwell (DC, 534-2663)
      With assistance from: Steve Cande (SC) and Jeff Gee (JG)

      Time: MWF 1400-1450

      Location: 10 OSB

      Course Code: 553452

      Date Topic Speaker
      1-9 Marine Magnetics Background
      		 DC
      1-11 Marine Magnetics-Modeling
      		 SC
      1-13 Marine Magnetics-Paleomagnetism
      		 JG
      1-16 Holiday Martin Luther King Day
      1-18
      		 Discussion of Marine Magnetics Papers
      		 Class
      1-20
      		 Plate Tectonics Intro
      		 DC
      1-23
      		 Plate Tectonics LD
      1-25
      		 Plate Tectonics Discussion
      		 Class
      1-27 Seafloor Imaging - SEABEAM, SEAMARC, DEEPTOW DC
      1-30 Seafloor Imaging DC
      2-1
      		 Seafloor Imaging DC
      2-3
      		 Discussion of Seafloor Imaging Papers Class
      2-6 Marine Gravity LD
      2-8 Marine Gravity LD
      2-10 Marine Gravity and Satellite Altimetry LD
      2-13 Discussion of Gravity and Altimetry Papers Class
      2-15 Reflection Seismology DC
      2-17 Reflection Seismology DC
      2-20 Holiday Presidents W and L Day
      2-22 Reflection Seismology DC
      2-24 Discussion of Reflection Seismology Papers Class
      2-27 Refraction Seismology LD
      3-1 Refraction Seismology LD
      3-3 Refraction Seismology LD
      3-6 Discussion of Refraction Seismology Class
      3-8 Seafloor Heatflow LD
      3-10 Seafloor Heatflow LD
      3-13
      		 Seafloor Seismicity
      		 LD
      3-17
      		 Seafloor Seismicity
      		 LD
      3-15
      		Discussion of Heatflow + Seismicity Papers Class

      Research papers assigned for each topic

      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 .

      Grade based on: (1) written paper reviews, and (2) in-class presentations.