Terminated in academic year 2006/2007

Physical Geodesy and Geophysics

Type of study	Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	544-0095/01
Abbreviation	FGG
Course title	Physical Geodesy and Geophysics
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Karel Müller, DrSc.

Subject syllabus

1.Background of geophysics. Position of geophysics in Earth sciences
2.Fundamental of Earth-physics – physical fields of Earth
3.Gravity methods – physical principles
4.Gravity of Earth – reference spheroid, the geoid
5.Gravity reductions, Free-air correction, Bouguer correction
6.Gravity instruments
7.Magnetic methods – magnetism of the Earth
8.Elements of the Earth´s magnetic field
9.Electrical methods – resistivity methods
10.Locating Conductors and Non-conductors
11.Seismic and seismological methods.
12.Classification of seismic events
13.Radioactivity methods
14.Radioactivity of rock, units, background

Literature

HEISKANEN, W.A., MORITZ, H.: Physical Geodesy. W.H.Freeman and Co., 1967.
TELFORD, W. M., GELDART, L., P., SHERIFF, R., E.: Applied Geophysics Second Edition, Published by The Press, 2001.

Advised literature

MORITZ, H.: Advanced physical geodesy. Abarcus Press., 1980.
WAHR, J., Geodesy and Gravity. Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom,. Class Notes, Department of Physics University of Colorado, Samizdat Press, 491p, 1999.

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