Geophysics – Seismology

2022 Course Programme

Instructors

Ilias Fikos (School of Geology)
Vasilis Karakostas (School of Geology)
Parthena Paradisopoulou (School of Geology)

Main geophysical features of the earth, theory of the plate tectonics.
Theory of elasticity and elastic waves, seismic waves and their propagation in the earth’s interior.
Seismographs, seismometers and determination of the earthquake focal parameters.
Seismotectonics.
Earthquake Prediction.
Macroseismic effects.
Seismic reflection and seismic refraction in Seismology and Applied Geophysics.