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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Geophysics of Solid Earth
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents Insights on the physical fields of the Earth’s planet:
The Earth's gravitational field
b. The magnetic field
c. The thermal field
Seismology Laboratory for seismotectonics and territorial applications
Extended Syllabus Analysis of gravimetric, magnetic, heat flow, and rheological profiles. Location of earthquakes, mechanisms of the seismic source, analysis of historic and instrumental catalogs.
Recommended Bibliography Reference textbooks
-Lowrie W. (1997) Fundamentals of Geophysics, Ed. Cambridge Univ. Press.
-Stacey F.D. (1992) Physics of the Earth, Ed. J. Wiley and Sons.
-Fowler C. M. R., (2004) The Solid Earth: An introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University Press.
-Zollo A., Emolo, A., (2011), Terremoti e onde. Metodi e pratica della sismologia moderna, Liguori editore
Methods of Provision
Teaching Methods -Theoretical lectures
-Theoretical exercises
- Practical exercises with geophysical instrumentation
-It will be possible to follow interuniversity thematic seminars
Attendance is recommended
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Verification of learning can take place at different times:
1) with partial exams carried out during the course;
2) with the general exam, ORAL, at the end of the course
Contacts/More Information -The student will be further followed by the teacher and the tutor. In fact, two hours per week are scheduled for the reception of students.