summer session 2016 horst rademacher hh class organization...
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http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~horst/summer2016.html
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~horst/summer2016.html
24 May 16
HH Horst Rademacher
Lect 1: Class Organization Sources for EQ Information
Summer Session 2016
Class organization Instructor
Horst Rademacher - [email protected] Office hours: Tuesday 3-4 pm (after class)
Where: 213 McCone Hall or BSL Conference Room (2nd floor McCone)
Ask questions during class Interrupt me, when I am unclear or when you don’t understand something We are here to learn together
Wood engraving, Artist unknown, first printed in Camille Flammarion’s L'atmosphère: météorologie populaire , 1888
Class organization Communication
Website: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~horst/summer2016.html
Syllabus
Lecture notes in pdf after each lecture
Homework assignments
Announcements
Resources: Suggested Reading, other EQ information
and…
Class organization Communication
Website: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~horst/summer2016.html
… a questionnaire:
1. Why did you enroll in this class?
2. What do you expect to learn in this class?
3. Why are you interested in earthquakes?
4. Except for your current stay in the Bay Area, did you grow up or have you ever
lived in a seismically active area? If so, where?
5. Did you ever feel an earthquake? If so, where was it and what did you feel?
6. How did you react when you felt the earthquake?
Answer these questions in very brief essays, print out your answers and hand
them to me as hardcopy in class on Thursday, May 26. Don't forget to put your
name and student ID at the top of each page.
Class organization Communication
email: [email protected]
Send me an email with subject “register EPS20-Summer16”,
no text
Announcements will be sent to all registrants
snail mail: pigeon hole (mail box) at BSL, 2nd floor McCone, other end of building. Clearly marked EPS20
Notes, Homework, Questionnaire etc.
Class organization Expectations
1. Lecture attendance: T/T 12noon – 2:30pm in 265 McCone
Sign-up sheet for each lecture –
make sure you sign in for each class
This is important for seismic safety
in case of an EQ
Roll call
.
Class organization Expectations
2. Homework assignments: Several during the semester
• Assigned after subject of assignment is discussed
• Due dates on the syllabus
• Can be completed individually or in groups
You are encouraged to work together and discuss the problems, but then you should write down your own answers
• Assignments will be posted on course website
No late work will be accepted unless prior approval
No electronic submissions unless prior approval
Class organization Expectations 3. Field trip attendance and report
Field Trip: The Hayward Fault
When: probably 14 June, either during class or later that afternoon
What: 2-3 hour long walk
Where: Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Cal Memorial Stadium
Hamilton Gulch
Dwight Way
Field Trip Report – due one week after trip
Class organization Expectations 4. Seismicity report – Extra credit First 10 minutes of every Tuesday’s class, look at past week’s seismicity: discuss interesting events, EQ in the news, etc.
For California events: http://earthquakes.berkeley.edu
For global events: http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
Class organization Resources
Required Readings
Required reading will be posted to the web
Lecture notes
• PowerPoint slides (PDFs) will be on website
Suggested Reading
Textbook: "Earthquakes" (5th edition) by Bruce
Bolt. Published by Freeman.
Seismo Blog: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/blog/seismoblog.php
EQ Info on the web
more later in this class.
Class organization
Grading
25% - Midterm (9 June)
30% - Final (30 June)
20% - Field trip (14 June) & Report (due 21 June)
25% - Assignments
Extra Credit: Seismicity report
Getting help:
• My office hours Email Form your own study groups
Class organization
I have zero tolerance for cheating
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http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~horst/summer2016.html
HH Any
Questions?
Why does EPS offer this class?
2. teach you the basics about earthquakes, and tsunamis
1. fulfill undergraduate requirements in physical science
3. want you to be prepared for earthquakes and their aftermaths
Motivation
Seismic Safety I:
In case of an earthquake:
Do NOT run out of the room!
Seismic Safety II: In case of an earthquake:
2. After shaking stops exit this room calmly
3. Assemble on lawn in front of McCone Hall
4. Do not leave the area until roll is called
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HH Any
Questions?
Why do I teach this class?
….in addition to the first three points…
4. to help you lose your fear of earthquakes – but respect them as a major force of nature
Motivation
5. to show that Earth Science is fun and…….
Hayward
Fault
we are here
McCone Hall
500 m = 3/10 mile
…….6. to show that we are sitting on a tectonic timebomb
Motivation
It doesn’t get more backyard than this
20 QuickTime™ and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture.
The Hayward Fault is the most dangerous EQ Fault in the Bay Area
Poster design Jennifer Taggart
Hayward Fault: No big EQ since 1868: Magnitude 6.8-7, Focus under Hayward
For the last 148 years tectonic stress is accumulating ……
…..the fault is ready
to go……
more on the Hayward Fault later in this class
and during the field trip June 14
UC Berkeley: The only major university in the world sitting right on top of a dangerous earthquake fault
Starting in 2003 UC spent a billion dollars to retrofit major buildings
Some of the best research institutions in earthquakes in the world are on campus:
…..and together we will ride out the Big One!
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HH Any
Questions?
EQ and the Cyberworld How to get real time EQ
information from the Internet?
Local/Regional:
Northern California/
Nevada
http://seismo.berkeley.edu/
Twitter: @BerkeleySeismo
EQ and the Cyberworld
Local/Regional:
Southern
California:
http://www.scsn.org/
Twitter:
@CaltechQuake
How to get real time EQ information from the Internet?
EQ and the Cyberworld How to get real time EQ
information from the Internet?
World Wide:
Nation EQ Info Center: USGS
http://earthquake.usgs.gov
GFZ-Potsdam (Germany)
http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de
European-Mediterranean
Seismological Center
http://www.emsc-csem.org
EQ and the Cyberworld
EQ and the Cyberworld
EQ and the Cyberworld How to get real time EQ
information from the Internet?
Japan/Asia:
Japanese
Meteorological
Agency:
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake
EQ and the Cyberworld How to get real time EQ
information from the Internet?
Dozens of Smart phone apps:
EQ and the Cyberworld How to get real time EQ
information from the Internet?
Dozens of Smart phone apps:
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http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~horst/summer2016.html
HH Any
Questions?
EQ and the Cyberworld
How you can contribute to
earthquake science?
Participate in
Did you feel it?
EQ and the Cyberworld Did you feel it?
EQ and the Cyberworld Did you feel it? How it works
EQ and the Cyberworld Did you feel it? How it works
EQ and the Cyberworld
Did you feel it? How it works
EQ and the Cyberworld
Did you feel it? How it works
Napa Oklahoma Napa
EQ and the Cyberworld Did you feel it? Scientific uses
Who has an Android phone?
EQ and the Cyberworld
EQ and the Cyberworld
How you can contribute to
earthquake science? My Shake
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HH Any
Questions?
Thursday:
Please fill out questionnaire Introduction into course, "Earthquakes: The Basics", Primer on Plate Tectonics