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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2014/2015

Physical Geodesy and Geophysics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 544-0095/04
Abbreviation FGG
Course title Physical Geodesy and Geophysics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Kaláb, CSc.

Osnova předmětu

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

Povinná literatura

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.

Doporučená literatura

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.