==== Seismic attenuation ====

More information is available in the {{2017:agenda.pdf|agenda}}.\\
Course slides are available {{2017:.pdf|here}}.

==== 26th-27th April ====
Lecturer: Professor José M. Carcione (OGS, Trieste, Italy) \\
email: jcarcione@libero.it
Place: aud. P1, S.P. Andersens veg 15A\\

=== Course Objectives ===
This course presents the fundamentals of seismic attenuation in the context of hydrocarbon exploration, where anisotropy and poroelasticity play an essential role. The emphasis is on geophysical applications for oil  exploration, but researchers in the fields of earthquake seismology and material science may also find the material useful. Moreover, the course illustrates the use of seismic modeling, including applications mainly in the field of geophysical prospecting. 

=== Course Content ===
** Concepts **
    * Seismic attenuation and Q.\\
    * Mechanical viscoelastics models.\\
    * Hooke’s law and wave equation.\\ 
    * Poroelasticity.\\
    * Seismic anisotropy.\\
    * Seismic rock physics.\\ 
    * Mesoscopic models.\\
    * Permeability from Q.\\
    * Computation of synthetic seismograms.\\ 
    * Seismic and EM Q. Analogies.

** Applications **
    * Fluid flow in porous media.\\
    * Unconventional resources. \\
    * Oil and gas shales.\\
    * A review of upscaling methods. \\
    * Effect of attenuation on AVO.\\
    * Q and velocity anisotropy in fractured media.\\
    * Recent advances to model waves in reservoir and source rocks. \\
    * Detection and quantification of gas hydrates.\\
    * Borehole waves.\\
    * Injection of fluids and seismic monitoring. \\
    * Time-lapse cases.\\
    * Geophone-soil coupling models.

=== Relevant articles from the lecturer ===
http://www.lucabaradello.it/carcione/pubs.html

=== Course material ===
Wave Fields in Real Media, Volume 38 - 3rd Edition\\
Author: José M. Carcione\\
eBook ISBN: 9780081000038\\
Hardcover ISBN: 9780080999999\\
Imprint: Elsevier Science\\
Published Date: 14th November 2014\\
https://www.elsevier.com/books/wave-fields-in-real-media/carcione/978-0-08-099999-9

=== Schedule ===
== Day 1, Wednesday ==
^Time ^Activity |
|8:30 | Lecture |
|10:15 | -Coffee- |
|10:30 | Lecture |
|12:15 | -Lunch- |
|13:15 | Lecture |
|15:00 | -Coffee- |
|15:15 | Lecture |
|16:30 | -End- |

== Day 2, Thursday ==
^Time ^Activity |
|8:30 | Lecture |
|10:15 | -Coffee- |
|10:30 | Lecture |
|12:15 | -Lunch- |
|13:15 | Lecture |
|15:00 | -Coffee- |
|15:15 | Lecture |
|16:30 | -End- |

==== Files ====