GA391 Dating of Quaternary sediments

Faculty of Science
spring 2012 - acreditation

The information about the term spring 2012 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, 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.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
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 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 58 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives (in Czech)
Pochopení podstaty a možností využití různých metod datování objektů kvartérního stáří. Získán bude ucelený přehled především o radiometrických a přírůstkových metodách datování.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1) přehled metod datování z hlediska jejich dosahu
  • 2) radoimetrické metody: 14C, K-Ar, Ar-Ar, datování uranových řad
  • 3) fission-track, TL, OSL a ESR-datování, kosmogenní radionuklidy
  • 4) dendrochronologie, varvová chronologie, lichenometrie
  • 7) kyslíková izotopová stratigrafie (OIS), paleomagnetismus, tefrochronologie, aminokyselinová stratigrafie
Literature
    recommended literature
  • WILSON, R. C. L., S. A. DRURY and J. L. CHAPMAN. The great ice age : climate change and life. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2000, xiv, 267. ISBN 0415198429. info
  • LOWE, John J. and M. J. C. WALKER. Reconstructing quaternary environments. 2nd ed. Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, 1997, xxii, 446. ISBN 0582101662. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Přednášky.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Ústní kolokvium.
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 otevřeno v jarním semestru 2010/2011.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2005, Spring 2011, Spring 2013.