Theory and application of modern geodetic tools to measure Earth's surface deformation with emphasis on GPS and InSAR. Data processing from raw data to kinematic products. Evaluation of signals and modeling of their sources. Applications range magma system characterization and analysis of slip during an earthquake to interseismic strain analysis and evaluation of changes in the hydrosphere such as glacial melt, seasonal precipitation effects and ground water level monitoring. Class includes 2 field trips to nearby sites early in the semester for GPS campaign deployments and data collection.
Linear Algebra (MATH 254), Calculus (MATH 132), min. of ERTH 205 as programming experience, or consent of instructor
No textbook required, but required readings will be posted on the class website.
There will be approx. 5 homework assignments roughly every three weeks throughout the semester. Many of these assignments will require you to write code and produce computational results using MATLAB or Python (preferred). This software is available in the computer labs across campus or you may purchase a student copy of MATLAB (Python is free).
You will prepare a term project including an in-class presentation and an expository term paper of roughly 10-12 pages. The topic of this project should be related to the course content and objectives and should involve some data processing, modeling and interpretation. Your topic must be approved by the instructor before you begin to work on it. You might apply techniques from the course to process, analyze and interpret data that you have gathered in your research, or you might choose one of the provided projects. If you choose thesis related work, it must be a new aspect; recycling of existing work is not permitted. In-class presentations of the results will be made during the last week of classes.
Homework: 20%, Labs: 40%, Term Project 40%. Grades will be assigned for each lab and homework assignment based upon assignment completeness and accuracy. Final grade is average of individual lab exercise grades. Unless otherwise noted, assignments will be due one week after they are assigned – they must be submitted prior to the beginning of subsequent lab period. Assignments are due both electronically and in print, and must be submitted via email. Assignments will not be accepted late! There are no exams in this class.
| Week 1 | August 17 | Lecture 1 | Introduction, logistics |
| August 19 | Lecture 2 | Applications | |
| August 19 | LAB 1 | Getting accounts set up (geodesy lab), M/P intro, explanation of provided term projects | |
| Week 2 | August 24 | Lecture 3 | GPS/GNSS: History, Architecture, Signal Structure |
| August 26 | Lecture 4 | GPS/GNSS: Basics | |
| August 26 | LAB 2 | Coordinate Conversions | |
| Week 3 | August 31 | Lecture 5 | GPS: Pseudorange Measurement Model / Taylor Series |
| September 02 | Lecture 6 | GPS: Pseudorange Measurement | |
| September 02 | LAB 3 | Pseudorange Position Estimation | |
| Week 4 | September 07 | Labor Day, no class | |
| September 09 | Lecture 7 | GPS: Carrier Phase Measurement | |
| September 02 | LAB 4 | gd2p.pl: estimating static positions | |
| Week 5 | September 14 | Lecture 8 | GPS: Ambiguity Resolution / Error Treatment |
| September 16 | Lecture 9 | GPS: Error Treatment, Kinematic | |
| September 16 | LAB 5 | gd2p.pl: static positioning 2 | |
| September 18 | 5 PM, Term project idea due | ||
| Week 6 | September 21 | Lecture 10 | GPS: Kinematic and Esoteric (SNR, phase delay) |
| September 23 | Lecture 11 | Live Processing | |
| September 23 | LAB 6 | gd2p.pl: kinematic processing, Gorkha Earthquake | |
| Week 7 | September 28 | Lecture 12 | Measurement systems II: InSAR - Intro, SAR |
| September 30 | Lecture 13 | Measurement systems II: InSAR - Interferogram, topography | |
| September 30 | LAB 7 | Processing w/ gmtSAR | |
| Week 8 | October 05 | Lecture 14 | Measurement systems II: InSAR - Unwrapping the phase |
| October 07 | Lecture 15 | Measurement systems II: InSAR - timeseries, error treatment | |
| October 07 | LAB 8 | gmtSAR time series, getting SAR data | |
| Week 9 | October 12 | Lecture 16 | Measurement systems III: Gravity (guest: Alex Rinehart) |
| October 14 | Lecture 17 | Measurement systems III: Gravity (guest: Alex Rinehart) | |
| October 14 | LAB 9 | Gravity Lab (guest: Alex Rinehart) | |
| Week 10 | October 19 | Lecture 18 | Parameter Estimation |
| October 21 | Lecture 19 | Turcotte & Schubert Ch 2: Stress & Strain | |
| October 21 | NO LAB | No Lab | |
| October 21 | 5 PM | Homework 1 due |
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| October 24 | FIELD TRIP I | SET UP CAMPAIGN GPS SITES (OPTIONAL) | |
| Week 11 | October 26 | Lecture 20 | Strain 1 |
| October 28 | Lecture 21 | Strain 2, 2D Example | |
| October 28 | LAB 10 | Making Timeseries / Velocities | |
| October 31 | FIELD TRIP II | TAKE DOWN CAMPAIGN GPS SITES (OPTIONAL) | |
| Week 12 | November 02 | Lecture 22 | 2D Strain Examples |
| November 04 | Lecture 23 | Plate Kinematics | |
| November 04 | LAB 11 | Time Series Fitting | |
| November 04 | 5 PM | Homework 2 due |
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| November 06 | 5 PM, Term paper draft due | ||
| Week 13 | November 09 | Lecture 24 | Fault Slip |
| November 11 | Lecture 25 | Inversion for Slip on a Fault | |
| November 11 | LAB 12 | GMT | |
| November 13 | Term paper comments back to students | ||
| Week 14 | November 16 | Lecture 26 | Slip Inversion / Regularization |
| November 18 | Lecture 27 | Volcano Deformation | |
| November 18 | LAB 13 | Volcano Deformation | |
| November 18 | 5 PM | HW 3 due | |
| Week 15 | November 23 | Lecture 28 | Volcano Deformation 2 |
| November 25 | Lecture 29 | Deformation due to Surface Loading | |
| November 25 | LAB 14 | Surface Loading | |
| Week 16 | November 30 | Project Presentations | |
| December 02 | Project Presentations | ||
| December 02 | Project Presentations, lab 15 due | ||
| December 02 | 5 PM | HW 4 due (OPTIONAL) | |
| December 04 | 5 PM, Term paper due | ||
| Week 17 | December 7--11 | no class, finals |
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