LABS OUTLINE GEOL. 335.3, 2022/23, Term 2

SEISMOLOGY and GROUND PENETRATING RADAR

Lab Instructor:

Oziel Araújo,  wto268@mail.usask.ca

For data analysis parts of these labs, you will need to familiarize yourself with:

  1. Matlab (for Windows or Linux; for a starter, here is a brief Matlab Primer),

  2. Vista seismic processing system on Windows computers in Geology lab 111 and/or Arts lab 142

Lab reports should be prepared using a text processor (MS Word or another). Fill in any math by hand, or use Equation Editor in Word (Insert -> Equation...), if you would like to get fancy.

Weekly assignments are due on Tuesdays when starting the next lab. 15% per week will be taken off the original mark for late reports (so, after 6 weeks, the assignment will lose 90%). Exceptions made in exceptional circumstances only.

Dates Topic Data files and Codes

1.1

Jan 10-12

Geometrical seismics: part 1  

1.2 Jan 17-19 Geometrical seismics: part 2 

2

Jan 24 - 26

Refraction seismic interpretation 

the unscaled and scaled data sections

3

Jan 31- Feb 2

 Interpretation of refraction seismic data using the PLUS-MINUS method   data table 

4

Feb 7-9

Seismic modeling (MATLAB) 

 use these Matlab codes and add your own

5

Feb 14-16

Reflection seismic synthetics (MATLAB) 

 use these Matlab codes  

6

Feb 28 - Mar 2

 Common-Midpoint method (MATLAB)  use these Matlab codes 

7

Mar 7 - 9

Fourier transforms and time series (MATLAB)

 use these Matlab codes 

8

Mar 14- 16

Seismic resolution and tuning effects (MATLAB) 

 use these Matlab codes 
9 Mar 21 - 23 Seismic data and displays

Seismic filtering (Vista)

 Data 

Data