GS141 Quaternaty geology and Karsology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: -.
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
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
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Syllabus
  • 1. The oldest known cold climatic fluctuations – basic characteristic of Quaternry period; pre-Pleistocene cold climatic oscilations – Antarctica; beginning of Quaternary period; causes of climatic changes (Milankovich theory; supplemenntary factors)
  • 2. Natural environment in Quaternary – Quaternary river systém in North Europe and influence of climate changes on the development of river systém; Quaternary climatic cycle and its stages; Quaternary climatic fluctuations of the I., II., and III..order; development of Quaternery flora – Pliocene/Pleistocene boundary; development of flora during glacial and interglacial periods.
  • 3. Pleistocene fauna in Europe – development of European mammal fauna at the end of the Pliocene and at the beginning of Pleistocene; Equus-Mammuthus and Wolf events; development of fauna in Pleistocene, examples; climatic indicators – examples of typical interglacial/glacial faunal assemblage.
  • 4. Genetic types of Quaternary deposits and their classification I – glacial deposits, horizontal and vertical division of the continental glacial systém; tills – their character, origin and classification – primary tills and their classification; secondary tills and their classification; glacifluvial deposits; glacilacustrine deposits.
  • 5. Genetic types of Quaternary deposits and their classification II – aeolian deposits – loess, loess complexes, aeolian sands; slope (colluvial) deposits; alluvial deposits – alluvial fans and fluvial deposits, basic geomorphological phenomena – floodplain, point-bar, crevasse channels, levee splay; limnic deposits; fenny (paludal) and bog deposits; cave deposits
  • 6. Periglacial processes and relief – definition of periglacial area; permafrost, definition and division, occurrences of permafrost; cryogenous structures – ice wedges and their origin; frost polygons and their classification; cryotubration.
  • 7. Glacial relief – moraine, kame and kame terrace; hummocky moraine; dead ice; roches moutonnées; drumlin; trog (glacier valley); nunatak.
  • 8. Dating of Quaternary deposits – radiometric methods, dendrochronology, vqarve chronology, palaeomagnetism, oxygen isotopes (OIS-curve).
  • 9. Quaternary stratigraphy – global chronostratigraphic chart of Quaternary period; Pleistocene chronostratigraphy in the area of continental glaciations (Northwestern Europe) and mountain (Alpine) glaciations; Holocene stratigraphy.
  • 10. Eeemian Interglacial and Visla Glaciation - natural environment, climatic characterization, vegetation, important localities.
Assessment methods
Oral state examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, autumn 2017, spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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