Apr 06, 2026  
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay 
    
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay
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EESC 622 - Seismic Exploration


Units: 4
Seismic exploration methods, including data acquisition, processing, modeling, and interpretation. Survey design, source and receiver types, selection of acquisition parameters. Use of processing software static and gain corrections, deconvolution, velocity analysis, migration and inversion methods. Lecture Units: 3; Lab Units: 1. Formerly GEOL 622.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. Interpret seismic reflection data.
  2. Convert an event on a seismic record from time to depth.
  3. Understand how geologic structures and lithologic contrasts produce a seismic image.
  4. Use seismic reflection surveys to determine the geometry of subsurface structures.




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