Introduction to the foundations of contemporary geophysics. Topics drawn from broad themes in: whole Earth geodynamics, geohazards, natural resources, and environment. In each case the focus is on how the interpretation of a variety of geophysical measurements (e.g., gravity, seismology, electromagnetics, and remote sensing) can be used to provide fundamental insight into the behavior of the Earth.Students will collect seismic, gravity, magnetic and drone data in a required full-day field-experience on Saturday EARTHSYS 01/EARTHSYS 24, nominally EARTHSYS 08:EARTHSYS 00-EARTHSYS 17:EARTHSYS 00 (rain dates are EARTHSYS 01/EARTHSYS 25, EARTHSYS 01/EARTHSYS 31 or EARTHSYS 02/EARTHSYS 01) to use in the class.
3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Introduction to the foundations of contemporary geophysics. Topics drawn from broad themes in: whole Earth geodynamics, geohazards, natural resources, and environment. In each case the focus is on how the interpretation of a variety of geophysical measurements (e.g., gravity, seismology, electromagnetics, and remote sensing) can be used to provide fundamental insight into the behavior of the Earth.Students will collect seismic, gravity, magnetic and drone data in a required full-day field-experience on Saturday 01/24, nominally 08:00-17:00 (rain dates are 01/25, 01/31 or 02/01) to use in the class.
Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.