Geophysics III (Seismology, Application of Atomic Physics to Geophysics, Geoelectrics)

Available Lectures: 4
Geophysics III (Seismology, Application of Atomic Physics to
Geophysics, Geoelectrics)

Uwe Walzer

Lecture, 2 hours per week. An exercise of one hour per semester week
is offered in addition.

Contents: seismology and applied seismics (continued): Seismic
traveltime curves, attenuation, microseismics, seismic ray theory,
reflection seismics, vibroseis, refraction seismics; results with
geological interpretation, structures in the upper crust of
Schleswig-Holstein, northern Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia;
Crustal structure (Rhenohercynikum, Saxothuringicum, Moldanubicum),
European geotraverse from Norrland to Liguria, Ringköping-Fünen High
(the present-day seismic structure and the evolution in the
Phanerozoic), continent-ocean transition near Baltimore. - Application
of atomic physics to geophysics: Elementary particles and their
conservation quantities, atomic nuclei, atoms, chemical compounds,
crystals; Nuclides (formation and decay), proton-proton cycle, CNO
cycle, stellar evolution, supernovae and formation of nuclides,
distribution of chemical elements in crust, mantle and core of the
Earth, radioactive decay, decay sequences, Sm-Nd age determination,
geochemical reservoirs of the mantle, growth of continental crust,
internal heating of the Earth by radionuclides, thermal convection,
paleothermometry, geophysical prospecting for uranium- and
thorium-bearing ores, detection of faults by the radon method. -
Geoelectric methods: eigenpotential method, electrical resistivity
method, induced polarization.

Suitable for: Undergraduate students of geophysics, geology,
mineralogy, physics, etc.

Certificate of achievement: Written exam

References:
Lay, T.; Wallace, T.C.; 1995. Modern Global Seismology. San Diego
etc., Academic Press. [R:41:58]
Faure, G., 1998. Principles and Applications of Geochemsitry. Upper
Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall [1998:51:(2)]
Fowler, C.M.R., 1990. The Solid Earth. An Introduction to Global
Geophysics. Cambridge etc; Cambridge Univ. Press [1990:92]
Walzer, U. Begleitheft zur Vorlesung Geophysik III