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| GEOL0255-3 | Geological oceanography
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr, 3d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Nathalie Fagel |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None. The cursus will be adapted according to the audience. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| (a) Exercices. Obsevation of marine sediments (sands) and rocks (binocular loup, microscope).
(b) Personal work.
Oral presentation with supports (15 minutes) of one selected oceanic borehole 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 synthesis of one paleoceanographic proxy presented in a scientific paper.
(c) Visit on board "Le Belgica" vessel (if proposal accepted)
(d) Sedimentological study of sediment cores collected by diving in the Bay of Calvi. Sampling. Description. Grain size analyses by dry sieving. Binocular observation of the different grain-size fractions. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Course will be given during the first semester. 10 times 3 hours par week. Lectures followed by exercices. Room: building B18, Geology |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Printed copy available on the campus (copy shop point de vue). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Examination will include two parts.
Theory (50 % of final quotation). Individual oral examination (15 minutes + preparation). Comments of figures and/or tables presented during the lectures.
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Personal work (50 % of final quotation).Oral presentation (15 minutes) with supports and short written report. Selection of one selected coring site |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Any comment on the syllabus are welcome. |
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Contacts :
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| Nathalie Fagel
Chargée de cours, Geology Departement
Research Unit AGEs - Argiles, Géochimie et Environnements sédimentaires - B18, Allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Fax: 04.366.2029
Tel: 04.366.2209
www.ulg.ac.be/urap |
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