PřF:G8401 Karsology - Course Information
G8401 Karsology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Jiří Faimon, Dr. (lecturer)
Balák (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Otava (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. - Timetable
- Wed 11:00–13:50 G1,01004
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! G8401k Karsology
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Main objectives are to give a basic knowledge in
- petrology of karst rocks
- karst hydrogeology
- geochemistry of karst processes
- morphology of karst terrains
The course is aimed to the students of bachelor programs. - Syllabus
- Petrology of karst rocks: karst rock environment, karst types, carbonate karst.
- Karst hydrogeology: karst rock porosity, karst water zonality, epikarst - vadose zone – phreatic zone interrelation of underground and surface waters, management of underground waters in karst.
- Karst processes: rock dissolution and mineral precipitation in karst, cave formation, speleothem formation.
- Surface karst: karst landscape, positive topography, negative topography, dissolution features.
- Underground karst: caves, cave systems, speleothems.
- Cave infillings: types, genesis, provenance.
- Literature
- J. Přibyl, V. Ložek, B. Kučera (1992) Základy karsologie a speleologie. ACADEMIA, Praha.
- William B. White (1988) Geomorphology and Hydrology of Karst Terrains (Hardcover). Hardcover: 478 pages, Publisher: Oxford University Press. Language: English
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussion, homeworks, reading
- Assessment methods
- 2 written tests, final test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka proběhne v podzimním semestru akademického roku 2009/2010.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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