PřF:G8401k Karsology - Course Information
G8401k Karsology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2011 - acreditation
The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Jiří Faimon, Dr. (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. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! G8401 Karsology
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Main objective of the course is to give a basic knowledge in petrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry and 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
- required 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
- readings, tutorials
- Assessment methods
- readings, tutorials
2 written tests, final test - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2011/2012.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Dle plánu distanční výuky.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011 - acreditation, recent)
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