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University of Alberta Calendar 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GEOPH 421 - Seismology and the Physical Structure of the Earth

★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 3-0-0) Seismology; solutions to the elastic wave equation in layered media; three-component seismic field and ray theory: body and surface waves; normal modes and free oscillations; source mechanism; structure of the Earth; seismometers; inversion of seismic data. Pre or corequisite: Math 334. Prerequisites: PHYS 281.