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Geophysical methods in tectonics

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Course ID:	1300-OMGFP-GES
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geophysical methods in tectonics
Name in Polish:	Metody geofizyczne w tektonice
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot obowiązkowy na I sem. I roku stud. II st. GES na spec. tektonika i kartografia geologiczna
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	Courses presenting modern geophysical methods used in analyzing the issues of tectonic.
Full description:	Courses presenting modern geophysical methods, mainly seismic and analysis of gravity anomalies, magnetotellurics used in tectonics, enabling restoration of tectonic processes, geometry and reconstruction of tectonic structures. Classes consist of a lecture, during which students become familiar with the types of tectonic structures in fold-and-thrusts belts and internal part of cratons. Examples of recognition of structures will be discussed with using geophysical methods as: thrusts, dip-slip and strike-slip faults, folds related to the bending of the fault surface ('fault-bend folds'); folds associated with fault propagation (' fault-propagation folds') and the folds formed due to shortening above detachment horizon ('detachment folds '), ramps, duplexes, triangle zones, and a' pop-up ', will present the methods for determining the parameters of tectonic structures relevant to their reconstruction. During the course also will be presented: the method of balancing cross-sections; restoration procedures and processes for modifying the position of the layers, the use of different algorithms of balancing to reconstruct some tectonic structures. Presented are possibilities to analyze the structural evolution of selected areas.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 2DMove – Manual, Midland Valley Rowan M.G. 1993, A systematic technique for the sequential restoration of salt structures, Tectonophysics, v.228, no. 3-4, 331-348. Suppe, J. 1983, Geometry and kinematics of fault-bend folding, American Journal of Science, v. 283,no. 7, 684-721. McClay K.R. 1992 Thrust Tectonics. Chapman & Hall 1-444. Nemčok, M., Schamel, S. & Gayer, R. 2005. Thrust-belts. Structural Architecture, Thermal Regimes, and Petroleum Systems. Cambridge, 1-540 Shaw H. J., Connors C., Suppe J. 2004. Seismic Interpretation of Contractional Fault-Related Folds: An AAPG Seismic Atlas (AAPG Studies in Geology).
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course, students should be able to: identify the main tectonic structures identified by various geophysical methods; to know the possibilities of interpretation; to understand the basis of balanced structural cross sections.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Continuous assessment (ongoing preparation for classes and activities); written examination.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO PRAK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Placement, 45 hours, 10 places more information
Coordinators:	Joanna Uroda
Group instructors:	Stanisław Staniaszek, Joanna Uroda
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Examination:	Course - Grading Placement - Grading

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