280132 VU Glacial Sedimentology and Quaternary Geology - Terrain (2023S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.02.2023 00:00 to We 22.02.2023 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 27.02.2023 00:00 to We 15.03.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
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- Monday 06.03. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 20.03. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 27.03. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 17.04. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 24.04. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 08.05. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 15.05. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 22.05. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 05.06. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 12.06. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 19.06. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
- Monday 26.06. 15:30 - 18:00 Friedrich Becke Seminarraum 2C315 3.OG UZA II
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The students are able to recognize, examine and systematically describe the geological evidence of past climatic fluctuations, in particular ice ages and the Quaternary. You have knowledge of glacial sedimentology. Regional aspects of the Quaternary are discussed and recognized in the field. The students identify advanced methods of Quaternary research.
Assessment and permitted materials
Exam. Details to be provided at the start of the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
MA-ERD-G-3, MA-ERD-P-2, MA-ERD-W-2.4:
Sedimentologie und Stratigraphie
Positiver Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung (pi) (5 ECTS-Punkte)
Sedimentologie und Stratigraphie
Positiver Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung (pi) (5 ECTS-Punkte)
Examination topics
We will look at a broad array of phenomena, and deposits from the Meosoproterozoic to the present day! We will examine ice sheets, valley glaciers, marine and terrestrial glacially-influenced environments. We will use the outstanding Quaternary to modern examples from Austria. We will also look at the Quaternary of east England and western Denmark. We will examine the Late Carboniferous of southern Africa. We will explore the deserts of North Africa and Arabia in search of the Late Ordovician. As we dive into really deep time, we will talk about the Cryogenian of the western USA, Namibia and Australia. The oldest examples will come from the Siderian of South Africa, approximately 2.2 billion years old. We will also look upwards at outwards to Mars. Along this journey, we will constantly reflect on what is representative upon the surface of an icy planet, and what secrets are contained in the sediments.
Reading list
Materials to be supplied on a lecture by lecure basis
Association in the course directory
MA-ERD-W-3.13
Last modified: Mo 10.07.2023 12:47