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How to Look Inside a Volcano - with Christopher Jackson

The Royal Institution via YouTube

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This lecture explains how 3D seismic imaging and related geophysical techniques reveal the internal structure of volcanoes and their underlying hot rocks. It examines volcanic layers, dikes, faults, lava flows, and ancient volcanic systems through seismic data and conceptual models.

Syllabus

Intro
Tools
geophysical techniques
Lipan Etna
Katla
Earthquakes
Modeling
Data
Marine acquisition
P wave velocities
Borehole
Scale Bar
Red Horizon
Antique Lines
Igneous Cells
Porosity
Fissure
Dikes
Southern North Sea
Map view
What happened
Offshore Norway
The dikes
Volcanoes
Ancient volcanoes
Volcano layers
Conceptual models
Shield volcanoes
Faults and volcanoes
Lava flows
South China Sea volcanoes
Seismic analysis
Lava flow bottom
Conclusion

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