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Physical Geodesy and Geophysics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 544-0095/06
Abbreviation FGG
Course title Physical Geodesy and Geophysics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Lubomil Pospíšil, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Gravitational potential theory. Spherical harmonic functions and Legendre functions.
2. Earth's gravitational field. Gravitational potential. Level surfaces of gravity potential.
3. Theory of heights. Stokes parameters and their determination.
4. Earth's normal gravitational field. Measurement of basic gravity field parameters.
5. Tidal phenomena, local and regional geodynamics. Earth's magnetic field - models.
6. Practical applications of physical geodesy methods.
7. Position of geophysics in geodetic disciplines and mining.
8. Earth's gravitational field. Weight measurements and their processing. Anomalous gravity field.
9. Earth's wave field. Seismology and seismic methods and their use.
10. Earth's magnetic field. Magnetic measurements in geodesy and mine surveying.
11. Earth's electric field. Geoelectrical methods (resistivity, SP, GPR, MT) and their use.
12. Radiometry and radionuclide methods. Radon risk.
13. Earth's thermal field. Thermal measurements and their use in geotechnics and mining.

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.