Crust and Upper Mantle Structure

Course Description

Crust and upper mantle structure inferred from explosion seismic and surface methods..

Lecturer

Takaya IWASAKI (Earthquake Research Institute, Tokyo University)

Days

2 day(s)

Syllabus

(1) Part I
Introduction: Methods of experiment and analysis in explosion seismology

  1. Crustal structure around Japanese Islands
  2. Crustal structure in other regions
  3. Crustal structure and seismic activity
  4. Applications of explosion seismic method

(2) Part II

  1. Upper mantle structure beneath the ocean
  2. Upper mantle structure beneath the continent

Upper mantle structure beneath the island arcs

Lecture Notes

Lecture ID# Note description Author Slide
Lecture #1 lecture notes (ppt) Takaya IWASAKI ken_lec_chap2-1.pdf
Lecture #2 lecture notes (ppt) Takaya IWASAKI ken_lec_chap2-2r.pdf

Lecture note files of this course can be downloaded.