Electrical, fluid transport, and seismic properties covered in detail. Other topics such as magnetic, mechanical, and thermal responses briefly discussed. Techniques for estimating geodetic and geophysical quantities from these data. Statistical and spectral analysis of data. Subject matter organized into a sequence of teaching modules, each focusing on a specific geosystem.
Lectures introduce key physical and chemical processes that operate within each geosystem.
TBA Advanced seminar focusing on areas of current interest in exploration geophysics and seismology. Taught by visiting lecturers. 12.560 is letter-graded. Part of subject taught at Goddard where students participate in tours of laboratories, to observe sensor development in progress, mission operations facilities to view real-time data collection, and computational facilities to participate in data processing and analysis. Graduate students are expected to explore the subject in greater depth.