Universität Wien

280391 VO MA PE 04 Structure of the Earth (NPI) (2020S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
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Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

For the next weeks, we`ll have the course via Skype, but at the same time as planned (thursday morning 9:30 - 11:00).
After that, we`ll have the courses again in the department (room 2D502a).

  • Thursday 05.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 19.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 26.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 02.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 23.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 30.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 07.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 14.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 28.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 04.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 18.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
  • Thursday 25.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course


The course will consist mostly of lectures.
Each student will give a presentation on a subject within the scope of the lecture.

Assessment and permitted materials


oral examination

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

- Introduction
- 1D Earth structure
- Density
- Composition
- Surface waves and 3D upper mantle structure
- Heat flow and thermal structure
- Discontinuities and phase transitions
- Global tomographic models, lateral heterogeneity
- Viscosity and internal dynamics of the Earth
- Moho and crustal structure

Reading list


Stein, S., Wysession, M., 2009, An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and earth structure, Blackwell Sc. Publ.

Turcotte, D.L., Schubert, G., 2002, Geodynamics, Cambridge U. Press

Meissner, R., 1986, The continental crust - A geophysical approach, Academic Press

Association in the course directory

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