COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT DEFORMATION DETERMINATION AND MONITORING METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OYA PAMUKÇU

Offered to

EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT
EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the methods of detecting deformations caused by earthquake activity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to evaluate earthquake and landslide deformation by monitoring terrestrial and satellite gravity and magnetic changes.
2   To be able to understand the deformation with the GPS/GNSS method.
3   To be correlate deformation with changes in InSAR data
4   To be able to compare the time dependent changes of geomagnetic data with earthquake activity
5   To be able to synthesize earthquake early warning systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of Gravity and Magnetic method
2 Terrestrial and satellite gravity and magnetic measurements, corrections and anomaly calculations
3 Time dependent gravity and magnetic measurements and seismic activity and deformation assessments (Earthquake, landslide etc.)
4 Introduction and usage areas of GPS/GNSS
5 Deformation analysis studies with GPS/GNSS data
6 Examination of gravity anomalies and GPS/GNSS data together and interpretation with earthquake activity
7 Mid-term exam
8 Introduction of the InSAR method
9 Deformation interpretations of InSAR data and its relationship with earthquake activity (Earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
10 Introduction of the geomagnetic field and its measurements
11 Determination of the change of geomagnetic field and evaluation together with earthquake activity
12 Introduction of earthquake early warning system
13 Examining the earthquake early warning system with case studies from around the world
14 Students Presantations

Recomended or Required Reading

Blakely R.J., Çeviri Pamukçu A. O. ve Çırmık Y. A. (2014) Gravite ve manyetik uygulamalardaki Potansiyel kuram, TMMOB JEOFIZIK MÜH. ODASI

Kahveci, M., & Yıldız, F. (2009). GPS/GNSS Uydularla Konum belirleme sistemleri. Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.

Parker, A. L. (2016). InSAR Observations of Ground Deformation: Application to the Cascades Volcanic Arc. Springer.

Lee, W. H., Wu, Y. M., & Meyers, R. A. (2009). Earthquake Monitoring and Early Warning Systems. Encyclopedia of complexity and systems science, 11.

Pamukçu O., Gönenç T., Çırmık A., Sındırgı P., Kaftan I, Akdemir Ö. (2015). Investigation of vertical mass changes in the south of Izmir (Turkey) by monitoring microgravity and GPS/GNSS methods, Journal of Earth System Science, 124, No. 1.

Çırmık, A., Pamukçu, O., Gönenç, T., Kahveci, M., Şalk, M., & Herring, T. (2017). Examination of the kinematic structures in Izmir (Western Anatolia) with repeated GPS observations (2009, 2010 and 2011). Journal of African Earth Sciences, 126, 1-12.

Pamukçu, O., Doğru, F., Cirmik, A., & Göneş, D. (2021). Seismic a and b-values and crustal parameters of Samos Island-Aegean Sea, LesvosIsland-Karaburun, Kos Island-Gökova Bay earthquakes. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 30(8), 833-850.

Yildiz, H., Cirmik, A., Pamukcu, O., Özdağ, Ö. C., Gönenç, T. O. L. G. A., & Kahveci, M. (2021). 12th June 2017 offshore Karaburun-Lesvos Island earthquake coseismic deformation analysis using continuous GPS and seismological data. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 30(3), 341-358.

Çirmik, A., Doğru, F., Gönenç, T., & Pamukçu, O. (2017). The stress/strain analysis of kinematic structure at Gülbahçe Fault and Uzunkuyu Intrusive (Izmir, Turkey). Pure and Applied Geophysics, 174(3), 1425-1440.

ÇIRMIK, A., Doğru, F., Pamukçu, O., Turguz, B., & Bonforte, A. (2022). Exploring the Kinematic Structure of Mount Etna Volcano (Sicily, Italy) by Deformation Analysis and Gravity Gradient Tensors. Annals of Geophysics, 65(5).

Çırmık, A., Pamukçu, O., & Akçığ, Z. (2016). Mass and stress changes in the Menderes Massif (western Anatolia, Turkey). Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 131, 109-122.

ÖZSÖZ, I., & PAMUKÇU, O. A. (2021). Detection and interpretation of precursory magnetic signals preceding October 30, 2020 Samos earthquake. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 30(8), 748-757.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework/presentation, midterm and final exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Mid-term exam: %25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final exam: %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

oya.pamukcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 3 15 45
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1435
LO.2445
LO.3555
LO.4355
LO.55454354

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