USU Geology 6600/7600:"Geodesy & Crustal Deformation" Course Materials, Spring 2009

Course Syllabus

Course Text (Geodesy Notes by John Wahr)

For those interested: Dynamics of Uplift (Adv. Geomorph. 24 Feb)


Class Meets on Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:30-2:00, in Geology 217A

Reading Materials:

  • Sella et al. (2003) for Wed 21 Jan (and Dan's ppt)
  • Kreemer and Hammond (2007) for Fri 30 Jan (and Marlon's pdf)
  • Flesch et al. (2000) for Fri 06 Feb (and Kelly's ppt)
  • Chang et al. (2007) for Fri 13 Feb (and Marlon's pdf)
  • Wright et al. (2006) for Fri 20 Feb (and Joel's ppt)
  • Chlieh et al. (2007) for Fri 27 Feb (and Dan's ppt)
  • Brudzinski and Allen (2007) for Fri 20 Mar (and Kelly's ppt)
  • McCaffrey et al. (2008) for Fri 27 Mar (and Joel's ppt)
  • Fialko et al. (2002) for Fri 03 Apr (and Kelly's ppt)
  • Calais et al. (2006) for Fri 10 Apr (and Marlon's pdf)
  • de Linage et al. (2006) for Fri 17 Apr (and Joel's ppt)
  • Deng et al. (1999) for Fri 24 Apr (and Dan's ppt)

  • PowerPoint Lectures:

  • 09 January: Introduction: Examples of Geodesy Applications
  • 14 January: Intro to GPS Measurement
  • 16 January: GPS Measurement Cont'd: Signal Structure and Error Sources
  • 21 January: GPS Measurement Example: Sella et al.'s REVEL2000
  • 28 January: More on GPS Errors and Mitigation
  • 30 January: Velocity Modeling Example: Kreemer and Hammond
  • 04 February: Methods for Modeling Horizontal Velocities (Strain, Block)
  • 06 February: Flesch et al. Geodynamical Modeling of Stress & Strain Rate
  • 11 February: Methods for Modeling Horizontal Velocities (Block, Viscous Sheet)
  • 13 February: More on Yellowstone Unrest and the 2004-2009 Events
  • 18 February: Dislocation Models: The Mogi Point Source
  • 20 February: More on Significance of the Afar Dyking Event
  • 25 February: Dislocation Models: Fault Slip Dislocations
  • 04 March: More on 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Fault Slip
  • 18 March: Postseismic Slip Processes (Andaman Modeling)
  • 20 March: A Note on Cascadia Slow Slip: Check Out the Serpentinite!
  • 25 March: An Exploration of Slow Fault Slip and Harmonic Tremor
  • 27 March: Slow Fault Slip and Harmonic Tremor (Cont'd)
  • 01 April: Slow Fault Slip (Cont'd)
  • 08 April: Some House-cleaning on Fault Slip Processes
  • 10 April: A Bit About Post-Glacial Rebound (& Gravity)
  • 15 April: Post-Glacial Rebound: On Ice Models and Lithospheric Rheology
  • 17 April: A Bit More on Post-Seismic Gravity
  • 22 April: Post-Glacial Rebound and the Stable NoAm Reference Frame