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GL5036: EARTH PHYSICS, STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

This module aims to provide a common level of understanding among students on how geophysics has been used historically and is being used at present (state-of-the-art) to image the structure of the interior of the Earth and to make inferences about the geodynamic processes within the Earth responsible for formation of its surface and near surface (including sedimentary basin formation) where society lives and relies upon the exploitation of its resources.


Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Randell A Stephenson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Geology And Petroleum Geology (GL) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

1. Physics of the Earth
2. Interior of the Earth:historical and modern seismology
3. Shape of the Earth and geodetic/mapping principles
4. Plate tectonics: driving mechanics and stresses in and deformation of the lithosphere.
5. Sedimentary basin formation and architure and influences on the petroleum system.
6. Crustal setting of ore deposits and processes of formation.
7. Mathematical principles relevant to geophysical methods: review and remedial tutorials.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

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