Tarje Nissen-Meyer

Oberassistent/Lecturer

Computational seismology

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Address:
ETH Zurich
Institute of Geophysics
Seismology and Geodynamics
Sonneggstrasse 5
CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland

Phone: ++41 (0) 44 633 3154
Fax: ++41 (0) 44 633 1065
Email: tarjen {AT} ethz.ch

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Courses taught at ETH Zurich:

Spring 2010, 2011, 2012:

Seismology of the Spherical Earth together with Lapo Boschi
ETH 651-4006-00L, Building NO, Room E39, Tuesdays 3:30pm-5pm.
Goal: After taking this course, students will have the background knowledge necessary to start an original research project in global theoretical seismology.
Topics: Brief review of continuum mechanics and earthquake modeling. Approaches to solving the momentum equation in realistic Earth models, or ways to calculate a theoretical seismogram: homogeneous wave equation; P and S waves; eikonal equation and ray tracing; surface-wave solutions; normal-mode solutions. The problem of identifying a spherically symmetric model for the Earth (starting model for 3-D tomography).