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Dekalb, Illinois

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GEOL 665

Earthquake Seismology

Development of 1-, 2-, and 3- dimensional wave theory. Effects of rheology on seismic wave propagation. Constitutive relations. Body waves and surface waves. Focal mechanisms, body wave modeling, and source parameters. Inverse problems including earthquake location and seismic tomography. Students should be competent in geophysics and linear algebra prior to enrollment

Units: 3.0