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- GEOL2012 Metamorphism
- GEOL2014 Global Geophysics
- GEOL2026 Maps, Images and Structures
- GEOL2027 Structural Geology and Tectonics
- GEOL3003 Geodynamics & Global Tectonics
- GEOL3036 Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns
- GEOL3038 Experimental Methods in Water-Rock Interaction
- GEOL3039 Physics of Oceans, Ice Sheets and Climate
- GEOL3040 Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building & Basin Evolution
- GEOL3042 Geological/Environmental Mapping Project
- GEOL3043 Earth Resources & Sustainability
- GEOLM002 Earthquake Seismology & Earthquake Hazards
- GEOLM003 Earth & Planetary System Science
- GEOLM006 Earth & Planetary Materials
- GEOLM008 Physical Volcanology & Volcanic Hazard
- GEOLM010 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOLM012 Palaeoclimatology
- GEOLM018 Palaeoceanography
- GEOLM021 Melting and Volcanism
- GEOLM022 Hydrogeology and Groundwater Resources
- GEOLM037 Deep Earth & Planetary Modelling
- GEOLM905 Independent MSci Project
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Planetary Geology: An Introduction
A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...
GEOL2014 Global Geophysics
AIMS
The aim of the course is to introduce the concepts, methods and results of solid Earth geophysics. The course examines the theory, application and limitations of geophysical methods and reviews their contribution to our knowledge of the surface and interior of the Earth.
CONTENT
Topics include
- Plate tectonics and Euler poles
- Gravity, the shape of the Earth, isostasy and moment of inertia
- Elasticity and equations of state
- Seismic waves, refraction and reflection seismology
- Earthquakes, cause, mechanism, location, distribution, magnitude, intensity, prediction control
- Thermodynamics, laws of thermodynamics, free energies, thermoelastic coupling
- The deep Earth, Earth structure, seismic ray paths, Earth composition, mineralogy, physical properties and processes
- Thermal evolution, heat sources, isotopes, rheology, viscosity, diffusion, creep, mantle, convection, geotherm
- Magnetism, magnetic moments, magnetic field, Earth's core, geodynamo, reversals, planetary magnetism
- Introduction to Remote Sensing
| Title |
Global Geophysics |
| UG Code |
GEOL2014 |
| Coordinator |
Prof Lidunka Vocadlo |
| Other Contributors | |
| Term |
1 |
| Credit | 0.5 CU |
| Written Exam |
80% |
| Coursework |
20% |
| Pre-Requisites |
GEOL1004 Dynamic Earth |
| Maths & Stats Content and Requirement | Algebra, trigonometry and calculus. |
| Total Number of Hours of Student Work | 188 hours |
| Hours of Lectures/Seminars | 20 hours |
| Hours of Practicals/Problem Classes | 20 hours |
| Hours of Tutorials | 0 |
| Days of Fieldwork | 0 |
| Other | None |
 Annual Monitoring |
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| Categorizing Student Performance Levels |
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