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280399 VO Forensic Seismology (2023S)

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The lectures will most likely be taking place online. If you`re interested in the course, contact Dr. Götz Bokelmann via Goetz.Bokelmann@univie.ac.at

  • Wednesday 08.03. 11:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 15.03. 11:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 22.03. 11:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 29.03. 11:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 19.04. 11:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the course is to make students understand the principles of Forensic Seismology, and its main applications. They furthermore gain a basic understanding of acoustic wave propagation in the ocean and the atmosphere (hydroacoustics and infrasound)
The students will also learn to give independent presentations of scientific material.
The course consists mainly of lectures; every student will have occasion to present a scientific paper within the range of the courses.

The course will be structured into the following lecture groups:
- Basics of Forensic Seismology
- Nuclear Verification
- Infrasound
- More seismology, acoustics, and seismoacoustics
- Hydroacoustics

Assessment and permitted materials

oral examinations

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is passed successfully if at least 50% of the points are reached in the oral exam.

Examination topics

the entire content of the course

Reading list

- Koper, K. D., T. C. Wallace, S. R. Taylor, and H. E. Hartse, 2001, Forensic seismology and the sinking of the Kursk, EOS Trans., AGU, 82, pp. 37, 45-46.
- Dahlman, O., 2011, Detect and deter: can countries verify the nuclear test ban, Springer
- Douglas, A., 2013, Forensic seismology and nuclear test bans, Cambridge U. Press
- U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1988, Seismic verification of nuclear testing treaties, OTO-ISC-361, Washington, DC
- Bowers, D., Selby, N.D., 2009, Forensic seismology and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci, 37, 209-236
- Schneider, F. M., Fuchs, F., Kolinsky, P., Caffagni, E., Dorninger, M., Serafin, S., Bokelmann, G., the AlpArray Working Group, 2018, Seismo-acoustic signals of the Baumgarten (Austria) gas explosion detected by the AlpArray seismic network, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 502, 104-114, 2018, doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.08.034

Association in the course directory

MA PE07; MA-ERD-W-1.1;

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