Course Summary
This course teaches the principles of seismic tomography, a technique used to image the Earth's interior. Students will learn to use seismic waves to study the Earth's structure and explore the history of the planet's evolution.Key Learning Points
- Understand the principles of seismic tomography
- Learn to use seismic waves to study the Earth's structure
- Explore the history of the planet's evolution through seismic tomography
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $89,000
- India: ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €45,000
- USA: $89,000
- India: ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €45,000
- USA: $78,000
- India: ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €35,000
- USA: $89,000
- India: ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €45,000
- USA: $78,000
- India: ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €35,000
- USA: $92,000
- India: ₹1,800,000
- Spain: €50,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the principles of seismic tomography and its applications
- Gain experience in interpreting seismic tomography data
- Develop skills in analyzing the Earth's structure and evolution
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of geology and physics
- Familiarity with scientific data analysis
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced course
- Video lectures
- Interactive quizzes
- Peer-reviewed assignments
Similar Courses
- Exploring Earth's Deep History
- Geology: The Science of the Earth's Crust
- Geology: Soil and Rocks
Related Education Paths
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Description
Welcome to the course “Seismic tomography: Look inside the Earth”.
Outline
- Tomography as a tool to look inside the Earth
- What is this course about?
- 1.1. What can we see inside a little stone?
- 1.2. Doing tomography with a hammer and explosions
- 1.3. Earthquakes show us the Earth deep inside
- 1.4. How did people learn to measure earthquakes?
- 1.5. First attempts to look deep into the Earth
- 1.6. Body waves. How do they propagate inside the Earth?
- 1.7. Surface waves
- Tomography as a tool to look inside the Earth
- Look inside a volcano
- 2.1. Land of Fire — Kamchatka
- 2.2. Installing seismic stations on volcanoes. Almost a Hollywood adventure
- 2.3. KISS of the Kamchatkan volcanoes
- 2.4. Tomogram a few days before a volcano explosion (case of Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka)
- 2.5. Huge steam boiler within Gorely volcano
- 2.6. Three independent views on the magma system of Avacha volcano
- Look inside a volcano
- Tomography: the must-know things
- 3.1. Too many unknowns, too little information: is the problem unsolvable?
- 3.2. Simplify – linearize – discretize
- 3.3. Miraculous inversion: solving millions of equations on a simple PC
- 3.4. Start working with Basic Tomo
- 3.5. BASIC TOMO. Recover the smiling face
- 3.6. Playing tomography chess
- 3.7. Ray tracing: shoot or bend?
- 3.8. PROFIT code: basic principles
- 3.9. PROFIT code: start working with data
- 3.10. PROFIT code: process our experimental data
- 3.11. Go to the field with a big hammer to make a real seismic experiment
- 3.4. Start working with Basic Tomo: software + dataset
- 3.8. PROFIT code: basic principle. Software + dataset
- Tomography: the must-know things
- Doing tomography with natural sources
- 4.1. Earthquakes: trouble for people, but precise tool for scientists to study the Earth. Mechanism - rock fracture
- 4.2. How to localize earthquakes?
- 4.3. LOTOS: tool to explore 3D structures and localize earthquakes
- 4.4. LOTOS: Basic principles
- 4.5. LOTOS: look inside a supervolcano
- 4.6. LOTOS: look at Stromboli
- 4.7. Noise is another seismic source
- 4.8. Surface wave tomography: two-step workflow
- 4.9. Problem of testing: how far our images from the absolute truth?
- What’s next?
- Tomography with natural sources
- Final test
Summary of User Reviews
This seismic tomography course on Coursera has received positive reviews from users. Many users found the course to be informative and engaging. Overall, the course has been highly rated by users.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The course content was found to be informative and engaging by many users.Pros from User Reviews
- In-depth coverage of the topic
- Interactive exercises and quizzes
- Engaging lectures
- Good balance of theory and practical applications
- Helpful community forum
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course to be too technical
- Lack of personalized feedback
- Limited resources for further learning
- Some users experienced technical difficulties with the platform
- Course can be time-consuming
Ivan Koulakov
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Welcome to the course “Seismic tomography: Look inside the Earth”. So it doesn't matter what level you’re on. Complex things are explained with simple and accessible language....
