Details of ES3201 (Spring 2013)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ES3201 | Geodynamics | Manoj Kumar Jaiswal |
| Syllabus |
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| Surface processes and landform development including fluvial processes, glacial processes, eolian processes and their landforms; shoreline and karst landforms. Tectonic geomorphic markers and processes; Quaternary geochronology.
Earthquake source and implication to Geodynamics, heat transfer; Fluid Mechanics: 1D channel flow, Asthenospheric counterflow, Plate motion, Factors controlling plate subduction, Response of mantle to loading/unloading at surface; Rock rheology: Deformation mechanisms & flow laws, folding of rocks; Mechanics at divergent plate boundaries; Mechanics at convergent plate boundaries (mountain belts): Channel flow model, Critical wedge theory |
| References |
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| 1. Surface Processes and Landforms: DJ Easterbrook
2. Tectonic Geomorphology; Anderson and Burbank 3. Tectonic Geomorphology of Mountains: Bull 4. The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics: 2nd Ed, CMR Fowler, Cambridge University Press, 2005. 5. Introduction to Seismology: Shearer 6. Introduction to Seismology, Earths Interior : Stein and Wyseson 7. Geodynamics: Turcotte and Schubert |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Core |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Elective |
| 3 | MS | 6 | Core |
| 4 | RS | 1 | Elective |