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| GEOL0255-1 | Geological oceanography | |||||
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Nathalie Fagel | |||||
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| Course contents : | The cusus is divided in two parts: Geological oceanography; Geochemical oceanography. The syllabus is organised through five chapters: - ocean formation and evolution; - oceanic supplies and transport through water column; - marine sedimentology; - processes at water-sediment interface and diagenesis sequence; - trace element distribution in ocean and proxy for paleoceanography | |||||
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| Course objective : | The cursus is divided in two parts. The first part is an introduction to geological oceanography (10h). We will study the origin and evolution of the oceanic basins in relationship with the theory of Plate Tectonic. In the second part, we will examine the particulate and dissoled exchanges between the ocean and the adjacant reservoirs (lithosphere, atmosphere). The aim is to understand how elements could be used as proxy for paleoenvironmental and paleoceanographical reconstructions. | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | None. The cursus will be adapted according to the audience. | |||||
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| Workshops : | Personal work. Oral presentation of one selected oceanic basin and short written report. The talk must presented the four following parts: - the general characteristics of the basin (location, climate, hydrodynamics..), - its geological formation and evolution, - its sedimentology, - a literature synthesis of the main paleoceanographic applications | |||||
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| Organization : | Theory: 10 weeks during the first semester, 2h/week Practise: 10 weeks during the first semester, 2h/week Room: B18 building, Geology | |||||
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| Written notes : | Cursus avalaible on the wzeb page from the laboratory www.ulg.ac.be/urap Printed copy available on the campus (copy shop point de vue). | |||||
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| Assessment : | Theory: oral examination, comment of figures from the syllabus. Practise:Oral presentation of one selected oceanic basin and short written report. | |||||
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| Contacts : | Nathalie Fagel Chef de Travaux, Geology Departement Unit Clays and Paleoclimate(URAP) B18, Allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Liège, Belgium Fax: 04.366.2202 Tel: 04.366.2209 www.ulg.ac.be/urap | |||||
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| Remarks : | Any comment on the syllabus are welcome. | |||||
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Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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