We begin, quite modestly, with some loose-leaf course notes
found among the Dahlen papers. |
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Complications which may arise in [travel-time curves]. PKP
in actual Earth. |
00001.pdf |
Seismic ray theory in spherical Earth. Body wave
nomenclature. The forward problem of body wave seismology. |
00002.pdf |
[Lithosphere and asthenosphere.] The principle of
isostasy. Isostatic geoid anomalies over the oceanic
lithosphere. |
00003.pdf |
Gravitational field of [Earth] and shape of [Earth]. Doppler
measurements. Extrasolar planets. |
00004.pdf |
Heat flow at [Earth]'s surface. [Temperature], Heat, Power,
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere. Thermal evolution of the oceanic
lithosphere. |
00005.pdf |
Seismology: introduction. Anelasticity and damping of
seismic waves. Seismic body waves. Geometrical optics. |
00006.pdf |
The inertia tensor. Mathematical aside. The external
gravitational potential of Earth. Precession of the
equinoxes. Centrifugal potential and the geoid. The
hydrostatic ellipsoid. |
00007.pdf |
Spherical harmonics. |
00008.pdf |
[Normal modes.] Rayleigh's principle. Excitation. Energy
flux. [Eisner's paradox.] |
00009.pdf |
Normal mode excitation on a SNREI Earth. Decomposition into
travelling surface waves. |
00010.pdf |
Anelasticity and Attenuation. Harmonic variations. Energy
dissipation and [the frequency-dependent quality
factor]. Relaxation spectrum. Attenuation of normal
modes. Normal modes of a SNREI Earth. Mode-Ray Duality. The
Jeans Relation. Asymptotic toroidal eigenfunctions. |
00011.pdf |
[Ratio of bulk to shear modulus.] PKIKP mode. Radial
mode: homogeneous sphere. |
00012.pdf |
Free Oscillations and Surface Waves. Hamilton's
principle. Green's tensor. Response to a transient
force. Rayleigh-Ritz method. Seismic source representation. Moment
tensor. Earthquake fault source. |
00013.pdf |
Local energy conservation law. |
00014.pdf |
Class #9. Stress glut. Double couple. Moment tensor. Radiation
pattern. Centroid Moment tensor. |
00015.pdf |
Class #10. Eulerian vs Lagrangian. |
00016.pdf |
Class #11. Small oscillations. Rayleigh's principle. |
00017.pdf |
Violin string. |
00018.pdf |
Rayleigh's principle. |
00019.pdf |
Earthquake hazard. |
00020.pdf |
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Population growth. |
00021.pdf |
Fossil fuels. |
00022.pdf |
Earth's surface temperature. |
00023.pdf |
Current rate of CO2 emission. |
00024.pdf |
Is there any evidence for a temperature rise? |
00025.pdf |
Nuclear energy. |
00026.pdf |
Anton van Leeuwenhoek |
00027.pdf |
Population growth. |
00028.pdf |
Maximum sustainable population. |
00029.pdf |
How much have we used and how much is left? |
00030.pdf |
Temperature of the Earth. The greenhouse effect. |
00031.pdf |
Global warming. |
00032.pdf |
What is the expected post-industrial temperature rise? |
00033.pdf |
Alternative energy sources. |
00034.pdf |
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Snell's law. Slip distribution on a fault. Plate tectonics. |
00035.pdf |
Stream discharge. |
00036.pdf |
Ophiolites and mid-ocean ridges. |
00037.pdf |
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