NEMOH School in Dublin (Ireland) - REPORT
Inverse methods in geophysics and volcanology
August 31st - September 5th, 2014
The School will focus on illuminating the concepts and applications of inverse methods in geophysics and volcanology. The main research objective in investigating volcanoes is to gain knowledge about internal volcano dynamics from the surface measurements of various data types. In order to achieve this, such data need to be “inverted” into the causes (dynamic processes) underlying their generation. However, it is sometimes difficult to assess the uncertainty in the inversion, that is, to estimate how well our obtained answer describes the true process. This is particularly difficult task in the presence of strong structural heterogeneity. For example, in the case of volcano-seismic source inversion, recent studies have shown that unmodelled shallow structural heterogeneity can lead to completely erroneous solutions, in terms of their magnitude, source-time histories and source mechanisms. Therefore, apart from the main concepts and the basic mathematical formalism of inverse methods, the School will pay special attention to issues related to uncertainties. The lectures will be complemented by practical sessions, where inversions of real and synthetic data will be performed.
Although some mathematical knowledge is required, lectures will be suitable for a non-mathematical audience.
- A basic knowledge of MATLAB is desirable, for full participation in the practical sessions.
- The school is limited to 30 participants.
- Participation of all NEMOH Early Stage Researchers (18) is expected, but applications from outside NEMOH are welcome (12 places anticipated).
- Deadline for Application: 23/05/2014
- Information about Acceptance: 02/06/2014
List of Lecturers include:
Ivan Lokmer (University College Dublin)
Antonio Emolo (University of Naples)
Louis de Barros (University of Nice)
Michele Barsanti (INGV Pisa)
Gilberto Saccorotti (INGV, Pisa)
Freysteinn Sigmundsson (University of Iceland)
Chuck Connor (University of South Florida)
Costanza Bonadonna (University of Geneva)
Venue:
UCD, Belfield Dublin 4 – www.ucd.ie
