7th Munich Earth Skience School

MESS is getting real! After training the fundamentals of computational seismology in the Winter School of 2015 we are now looking into recent developments in this field that help us solving realistic problems in seismology. We will train specifically new 2(3)D codes based on the spectral-element method (Salvus, developed by A. Fichtner's group at ETH Zurich) and Axisem3D (developed by T. Nissen-Meyer and collaborators at Oxford University). There will also be an introduction to the concepts of homogenization, an elegant way of turning a discontinuous elastic model into a smooth one allowing regular grid methods to be used for complex models (Y. Capdeville, University of Nantes). Practical exercises will be dedicated towards solving realistic problems (e.g., strong heterogeneities, topography) or high-frequency global 3D seismograms. Exercises will be done using Jupyter notebooks and the virtualbox concept. As usual the workshop will start with a quick introduction to Python and ObsPy with focus on recent developments and new features. Participants can indicate geophysical model classes they want to have covered and - if possible - this will be accomodated. Training material in computational seismology is available at www.seismo-live.org.

This text book is now available at Oxford University Press (hardcopy, paperback, or electronic). Until the end of 2016 a 30% discount is offered with code ASPROMP8 on the OUP www site. It covers the finite-difference method, pseudospectral methods, the linear finite (and spectral) element methods, the finite-volume method, and the discontinuous Galerkin method applied to the elastic wave equation followed by a review of domains of applications for the various methods in many areas of seismology and exploration.