G8771 Selected chapters from Quaternary sedimentology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Bábek, Dr. (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Jiří Kalvoda, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able: -to understand the fundamentals of chronostratigraphic subdivision of Pleistocene and Holocene and the basic dating methods of Quaternary rocks -to understand the principles of Quaternary palaeoclimatology -to explain the extraterrestrial steering factors of climate changes (Milankovitch theory) -to represent the main types of Quaternary depositional environments and explain the principles of their stratigraphic evolution with relation to the climate changes
Syllabus
  • Quaternary: definition, chronostratigraphic location and subdivision
  • Glacials and integlacials: definition, history, chronostratigraphic significance, overview in Europe and North America
  • Record of climatic changes in the environment: glacieustatic fluctuation, continental ice cover, oceans and delta O18 isotopic ratio, palynology, CO2
  • Milankovitch theory: eccentricity, Earth axis tilt and precesion - basic charactersitics, periodicities, insolation and climatic significance
  • Methods of dating of Quaternary rocks: radiocarbon method, dendrochronology, paleomagnetism, tephrostratigraphy, aminoacid dating, lichenometry, weatheting and pedogenesis, etc.
  • Quaternary depositional environments: glacial, eolic + loess, lacustrine, fluvial, karst, slope processes, etc.
Literature
  • RŮŽIČKOVÁ E et al. Quaternary clastic sediments of the Czech Republic. Český geologický ústav, Praha, 68 str., 2001.
Teaching methods
lectures, fieldwork
Assessment methods
oral and practical exam
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 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.