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Geomorphology

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Course Unit Code541-0504/08
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SKU41prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
KAS0146Ing. Mgr. Martin Kašing, Ph.D.
Summary
Subject of Geomorphology, geomorphological terminology, geomorphological processes, global structure geomorphology – plate tectonics model, structure geomorphology of continents, rocks properties and its role in geomorphological processes and georelief development, neotectonics and recent geotectonical processes, earthquakes and geomorphological processes, geomorphology of volcanic areas, slope processes and slope development, fluvial, glacial and eolian geomorphological processes, biogenetic and anthropogenic geomorphological processes, climatic geomorphology.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the subject is basic knowlege of structure and dynamic geomorphology.
Course Contents
1. Úvod do studia geomorfologie, význam geomorfologie pro geoturismus, jeho prezentování v turismu
2. Zvětrávání a související formy
3. Strukturní reliéf
4. Vulkanický reliéf
5. Fluviální procesy a tvary I
6. Fluviální procesy a tvary II
7. Svahové procesy a tvary
8. Kras
9. Periglaciální procesy a tvary
10. Glaciální procesy a tvary
11. Eolické procesy a tvary
12. Marinní a limnické procesy a tvary
13. Biogenní procesy a tvary, astroblémy
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ANDERSON R.S., ANDERSON S.P.: Geomorphology: The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
HUGGETT R.J.: Fundamentals of Geomorphology, 2007, Routledge, New York.
BIERMAN P.R., MONTGOMERY D.R.: Key Concepts in Geomorphology. W. H. Freeman; 2013
RITTER D.F., KOCHEL R.C., MILLER J.R.: Process Geomorphology. Waveland Pr Inc., 2011.
DEMEK, J.; Obecná geomorfologie I. Praha: SPN, 1987, 480 s.
GRYGAR, R., JELÍNEK, J.; Geomorfologie pro technické obory. Institut geologického inženýrství HGF VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2006. Dostupné z: http://geologie.vsb.cz/geomorfologie/default.htm
HORNÍK, S. et al.; Fyzická geografie 2. Praha: SPN, 1986, 319 s.
Huggett, R. J.; Fundamentals of Geomorphology, 4th ed., London: Routledge. 2017, 543 s.
Recommended Reading:
BURBANK D.W., ANDERSON R.S.: Tectonic Geomorphology. Wiley India, 2011.
SUMMERFIELD M.A.: Global Geomorphology, Longman. 1991.
TAROLLI P., MUDD S.M.: Remote Sensing of Geomorphology. Elsevier, 2019
GOUDIE A.S., VILES H.A.: Geomorphology in the Anthropocene. Cambridge University Press, 2016.
KŘÍŽEK, M., UXA, T., MIDA, P.; Praktikum morfometrických analýz reliéfu. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum - Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2016. ISBN 978-80-246-3244-5
LACIKA, J.; Geomorfológia - návody na cvičenia. Zvolen: Technická univerzita vo Zvolene, 1999.
HENGL, T., REUTER, H. I. (eds); Geomorphometry: Concepts, Software, Applications. Developments in Soil Science, vol. 33, Elsevier, 2008, 772 p.
SMOLOVÁ, I., VÍTEK, J.; Základy geomorfologie. Vybrané tvary reliéfu. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého Olomouc, 2007, 189 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18