Programme

Morning 8:00 - 11:00 Afternoon 15:00 - 18:00 Evening
So 20.2. -

18:00  Icebreaker/Dinner

Preparation of virtual boxes
Mo 21.2.

Python & Obspy Introduction (Barsch)

  • Python data types
  • IPython
  • standard modules
  • online resources
  • ObsPy data types
  • built-in methods of ObsPy data types

ObsPy Exercise (Megies)

  • different ways to read/fetch data/metadata
  • basic signal processing steps
  • exercises (instrument simulation, magnitude estimation,..)
  • Introduction & Exercise
Di 22.2

From elastic wave equations to the ADER-DG method (Pelties)

  • elastic wave equation
  • spatial discretization: grids and meshes
  • numerical approximation with polynomials
  • Riemann problem & numerical flux
  • ADER time integration

SeisSol2D (Pelties)

  • workflow
  • mesh file (meshing demonstration) & mesh partitioning
  • parameter file
  • output & post-processing
  • how to compile and run SeisSol
Bogner Night (ski movie)
Mi 23.2.

Seissol practicals (Pelties)

    • basin effects
    • topography
    • low velocity zone
    • spherical Earth
    • dynamic rupture
      Free afternoon
      Do 24.2.

      Spectral element method (Fichtner)

      • General introduction, overview of applicartions
      • spectral element discretisation
      • Practical: forward modelling (I/O)
      • Special topics (dissipation, point sources, ABCs)

      Spectral element method (Fichtner)

      • Seismic waveform tomography
      • Adjoint method
      • Frechet kernel gallery
      • Practical: sensitivtiy kernels
      • Special topics: source inversion, time reversal imaging
      Special Bavarian dinner
      Fr 25.2.

      Spectral element method (Fichtner)

      • Gradient methods, nonlinear optimisation
      • non-uniqueness, multiscale approach
      • regularisation
      • misfit functionals (what shall I measure?)
      • Recent developments
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