Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5011 : Physical Geology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bhaskar Kundu
Syllabus
Origin and Age of the Earth Geological time-scale Earth’s internal structure Earthquakes and seismic waves Volcano, Earth’s magnetic and gravity fields Palaeomagnetism. Continental Drift Sea-floor spreading Plate Tectonics Island Arcs, Mid-oceanic Ridge, Isostasy, Structure of Atmosphere and related phenomena Geological Hazards Origin and Evolution of ocean basins, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming Geological processes operating on the surface of earth. Landforms produced by actions of river, wind, groundwater, glacier and wave Coastal geomorphology
Course Objectives
- To provide fundamental ideas about the physical processes operating on the earth's surface.
- To understand the origin of Earth and its evolution with time
- To understand plate tectonics and different types of plate boundaries on Earth,
- To understand the Atmospheric Structure, origin, and Evolution of ocean basins and Global Warming.
Course Outcomes
Expertise students on different processes on Earth's surface. <br />Providing Basic knowledge to students about Global Warming, the origin and Evolution of ocean basins, and the origin of the earth
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. <br /> <br />1st edition, 2011. <br /> <br />1st edition, 2011. <br /> <br />1st edition, 2011
Supplementary Reading
- William Lowrie, Fundamental of Geophysics, Cambridge University Press , 2nd edition, 2007.
- William F. Ruddiman, Earth’s Climate: Past and future,, W. H. Freeman & Co Ltd , 1st edition, 2001.
Journal and Conferences
- Kerr, R. A. (2007). Global warming is changing the world. Science, 316(5822), 188-190.
- Oró, J., Miller, S. L., & Lazcano, A. (1990). The origin and early evolution of life on Earth. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18(1), 317-356.