IGPP_ShortCourse_2022

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Short Course on Computational Methods in Geophysics, September 15-20, 2022, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

Lecturer: Heiner Igel, LMU Munich

Assistant: Andreas Brotzer, LMU Munich

Date Topics Requirements
Sep 15, 09:00 Introduction, Motivation, Discrete World, Supercomputing, Wave Equation, Analytical Solutions Pencil/Paper
Sep 15, 10:30 GitHub, Jupyter Notebooks, Python ecosystem, Binder Resources, Anaconda environment Laptop
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Sep 15, 14:00 Finite-difference method, High-order Operators, Numerical Dispersion, Stability, Staggered Grids Pencil/Paper
Sep 15, 15:30 1D and 2D wave propagation, Benchmarking, Numerical anisotropy, Heterogeneous Models Laptop
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Sep 16, 09:00 The Pseudospectral Method, Exact Interpolation, Fourier Transforms, Convolutional Operators, Fourier and Chebyshev Method Pencil/Paper
Sep 16, 10:30 Fourier and Chebyshev derivative, wave propagation, comparison with FD Laptop
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Sep 16, 14:00 Linear Finite-element method, Galerkin principle, weak form, static and dynamic solution, basis functions Pencil/Paper
Sep 16, 15:30 Static elasticity problem, comparison with relaxation method, 1D elastic wave equation Laptop
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Sep 16, 17:30 Short Course Happy Hour Thirst
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Sep 20, 09:00 The spectral-element method, Lagrange interpolation, Numerical Integration Pencil/Paper
Sep 20, 10:30 1D elastic wave equation, heterogeneous models, convergence test Laptop
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Sep 20, 14:00 Finite Volume and Discontinuous Galerkin Method, Numerical Fluxes Pencil/Paper
Sep 20, 15:30 1D wave equation with Discontinuous Galerkin Method, Final Discussion, Loose ends Laptop
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Sep 22, 09:00 Optional Consulting, further discussion by arrangement mailto:heiner.igel@lmu.de Room 2208
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