Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5201 : Earth System Science { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bhaskar Kundu
Syllabus
Earth in relation to the solar system and universe Origin and Age of the Earth Earth’s internal structure Earthquakes and seismic waves Volcanoes Earth’s magnetic and gravity fields Palaeomagnetism Continental Drift Sea-floor spreading Plate Tectonics Island Arcs Mid-oceanic Ridge Isostasy Global Warming Geological processes operating on the surface of earth Landforms produced by actions of river, wind, groundwater, glacier and wave Coastal geomorphology Morphometric analysis of river basin Neotectonics
Course Objectives
- To use the tools and working terminologies of Earth systems science and understand the origin and evolution of Earth and its constituents.
- To understand Earth's atmospheric, solid, fluid, and living system acting processes and how they respond to change.
- To interpret and cope with environmental issues with innovative solutions
- To communicate information about natural processes and natural systems in a quantitative format.
Course Outcomes
Expertise students regarding basic concepts about Earth system processes <br />To understand the students about he Earth’s interior and internal process. and better knowledge of surface process and environment.
Essential Reading
- Kent C. Condie, Earth as an Evolving Planetary System, Academic Press , Second Edition, 2010
- H. Jay Melosh, Planetary Surface Processes, Cambridge University Press , 1st edition, 2011.
Supplementary Reading
- William Lowrie, Fundamental of Geophysics, Cambridge University Press , 2nd edition, 2007.
- 2. Charles Fletcher, Physical Geology: The Science of Earth, John Wiley & Sons , 2nd Edition, 2010.
Journal and Conferences
- Deguen, R. (2012). Structure and dynamics of Earth's inner core. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 333, 211-225.
- Eybergen, F. A., & Imeson, A. C. (1989). Geomorphological processes and climatic change. Catena, 16(4-5), 307-319.