USU Geology 5660/6660 Course Materials, Spring 2026

Course Syllabus

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  • Course Materials...
  • Lab 1 Mat'ls: Benson Park-n-Ride 3m Seismic Data (RAS-24 files):
    Forward profile
    Reverse profile
  • Xcel file for Gosport Attenuation estimation (Lab 2):
    Q_Lab2.xlsx
  • Lab 3 (Benson Park-n-Ride) Seismic Modeling Xcel Spreadsheet:
    E-W_Seismic.xlsx

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    Class Meets MWF 2:30-3:20 in Geology 301B; Labs meet Wednesdays at 3:30 pm (same place)

    FINAL EXAM will be Monday, April 27 at 2:30 in Geo 301B!!!

    PowerPoint Lectures & Other Schedule Info:

  • 5 January: Overview of Geophysics & Geophysical Imaging
  • 7 January: Seismic Velocity; Huygen's Principle; Thought Exercise
  • 9 January: Overview of the Course
  • 12 January: Seismic Intro: Wave Types; Stress & Strain
  • 14 January: The Wave Equation (where it comes from)
  • 14 January: Looking Ahead: The Ghosts of Semester Projects Past
  • 16 January: Seismic Instrumentation
  • 21 January: Seismic Concepts: Snell's Law, Reflections, Refractions
  • 21 January (Lab): Travel-time Picking; Lab 1: Picking in RAS24
  • 23 January: Amplitudes: Partitioning, Geometrical Spreading
  • 26 January: Amplitude: Attenuation and Quality Factor Q; Multipathing
  • 28 January: Zoeppritz Equations
  • 28 January (Lab): Lab 2: Amplitudes and Attenuation Estimation
  • 30 January: AVO; The Refraction Method: Single Layer; Multiple Layers
  • 2 February: The Refraction Method: Dipping Layers; Limitations; Non-Ideal Layers
  • 4 February: Plus-Minus Method for Variable Thickness; The Seismic Reflection Method
  • 4 February (Lab): Review of Lab 1; Lab 3 Assignment (Refraction Seismic Modeling)
  • 6 February: NMO; Reflections for Multiple & Dipping Layers; x2-t2
  • 9 February: RMS-Velocity and Dix' Equations; NMO Revisited; Dip-NMO
  • 11 February: Some Practical Considerations (Multiples; Diffractions; Resolution; Frequency)
  • 13 February: Reflection Seismic Processing: Static Correction; Velocity Analysis; Common Mid-Point Stacking; Migration
  • 20 February: Reflection Seismic Processing: Depth Migration; Common Depth-Point Stacking; Interpretation
  • 20 February (Lab): Review of Lab 2; Lab 4: Seismic Reflections
  • 23 February: Reflection Seismic Interpretation