Applications of continuum mechanics, heat flow, and potential theory to geophysical problems. Topics such as postglacial rebound, non-Newtonian fluid flow, thermal convection, stress-relaxation, rheology of Earth materials, gravity and magnetics will be discussed. Emphasis is on methods to solve problems in global and regional geophysics and the interpretation of solutions.
Basic concepts of computer programming and effective task automation for computers, with an emphasis on tools and problems common to the geosciences and other physical sciences. Use of Python, Jupyter Notebooks, shell scripting and command line tools, making scientific figures, maps and visualizations. Provided asynchronously remotely.
Theory and application of modern geodetic tools to measure Earth's surface deformation with emphasis on GPS and InSAR. Basics of data processing. Evaluation of signals and modeling of their sources. Applications include magma systems, earthquake cycle, and hydro- and cryosphere. Labs in Python require programming experience (GEOS F436/F636).
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