G8321 Quantitative Methods in Plate Tectonics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! G8320 Quantitative Plate Tectonics &&( G5121 Geotectonics || G5120 Geotectonics )
Posluchač by měl být seznámen se základy teorie deskové tektoniky.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Předmět je určen především pro posluchače magisterského studia. Hlavním obsahem předmětu jsou praktická a kvantitativní řešení různých problémů souvisejících s deskovou tektonikou.
Syllabus
  • History of plate tectonics, plate margins, plate velocities, plate tectonics in a plane, dplate tectonics on sphere surface, plate tectonics forces
Literature
  • Cox: Plate tectonics: How it works.
  • CHÁB, Jan. Desková tektonika. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1983, 234 s. info
  • LE PICHON, Xavier, J. FRANCHETEAU and J. BONNIN. Tektonika plit. Moskva: Mir, 1977, 286 s. info
  • Novaja global'naja tektonika (tektonika plit) : sbornik statej. Edited by Lev Pavlovič Zonenšajn - Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Kovalev, Translate. Moskva: Mir, 1974, 471 s. info
  • MIYASHIRO, Akiho, Keiichi AKI and A. M. Celâl ŞENGÖR. Orogenez. Moskva: Mir, 1985, 285 s. info
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: Výuka bude probíhat v jarním semestru 2003/2004.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2006.
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