autumn 2017 GEO-8123 Marine Geophysics - 10 ECTS

Application deadline

Registration deadline for PhD students at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway: September 1st Application deadline for external applicants: June 1st

All applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb. Application code 9303.


Type of course

This course is available for Ph.D-students only.

Admission requirements

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian Master of Science degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that there are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee.

Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English. To find out if this applies to you see the following list:

Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countries

 

For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document:

Proficiency in english - PhD level studies

 

More information regarding PhD courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology is found here.

PhD courses at Faculty of Science and Technology


Course overlap

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

GEO-3123 Marine Geophysics 10 stp

Course content

The lectures cover basic principles for interpretation of seismic reflection data, seismic stratigraphy, 3D seismic and seafloor imaging. Electromagnetic sounding is presented as a method providing additional information to acoustic data. The lectures will give a short overview of the theory and philosophy of the modules of a typical, basic processing sequence, explaining the necessary geophysical background without rigorous mathematics. The main focus of the course is a set of practical exercises, which will be carried out on work stations using the ProMax software for 2D seismic processing. The students will through the exercises perform the basic processing steps on a short seismic section. The practical interpretation exercises are obligatory.

Recommended prerequisites

GEO-2001 Mineralogy, GEO-2006 Introduction to applied geophysics

Objectives of the course

This course will provide the students with techniques for interpretation of marine reflection seismic data and seafloor imaging.

Language of instruction and examination

English.

Teaching methods

40 hours of lectures and exercises in total.

Assessment

Portfolio assessment of a report counting 40 % and a final 4 hours written examination counting 60 %. All components in the portfolio are assessed as a whole and one combined grade is given. Assessment scale: Letter grades A-F.

Re-sit examination (section 22):

Re-sit examination in the teaching-free semester is not offered for this course.Postponed examination (sections 17 and 21): Students with valid grounds for absence will be offered a postponed examination. Postponed reports are arranged during the semester if possible, otherwise early in the following semester. Postponed written examination is held early in the following semester.New ordinary examination (section 25): A new ordinary examination in the teaching-free semester is not offered for this course. See indicated sections in Regulations for examinations at the UiT the Arctic University of Norway for more information.


Recommended reading/syllabus

A compendium written by the lecturer and a digital textbook incorporated in the seismic processing software package.

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 10
  • Course code: GEO-8123