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Last update: Mgr. Zdeňka Sedláčková (18.10.2011)
Doporučená literatura:
W. Lowrie: Fundamentals of Geophysics, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2007.
S. Stein, M. Wysession: An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure. Blackwell publishing 2003.
C.M.R. Fowler: The Solid Earth. Introduction to Global Geophysics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1990.
J.-P. Poirier: Introduction to the Physics of the Earth's Interior. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000.
G.F. Davies: Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999.
G. Schubert, D.T. Turcotte, P. Olson: Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001.
Gupta, Harsh: The Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics, Springer 2011. |
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Last update: Mgr. Zdeňka Sedláčková (08.01.2012)
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Last update: DATEL (23.05.2005)
Spherically symmetric model of the Earth. Composition and physical properties of the crust, the mantle and the core. Nature of interfaces in the Earth's interior. Phase transition and their impact of the processes in the mantle. Seismic tomography and a 3d structure of the Earth. Seismic anomalies and 3d temperature distribution in the mantle. Core-mantle boundary layer (D"). Plate tectonics History. Wegener's theory, continental drift. Sea floor spreading. Plate tectonics. Classification of plate boundaries. Physical characteristics of plate boundaries: seismic activity, heat flux, gravity etc. Determination and description of plate motions. Intraplate deformations. Hotspots. Forces acting at the lithosphere. Plate tectonics in the past. Dynamics of the mantle and the lithosphere Crust and lithosphere: definitions. Oceanic and continental lithosphere. Cooling of the oceanic lithosphere. Asthenosphere. Heat transfer in the mantle. Convection, conduction, heat sources. Subduction of the lithosphere. Mantle plumes. Magnetic field of the Earth Basic characteristics. Maxwell equations. Magnetovariational and magnetotelluric methods. Models of electrical conductivity in the Earth mantle. Core: composition and physical properties. Generation of the magnetic field in the core. Gravity field Spectral representation of the gravity potential. Density anomalies in the Earth and the gravitational potential. Inverse gravimetric problem. Seismic tomography. Inferences of viscosity and density from the geoid. Tools Spherical harmonic analysis. Correlation analysis. Data interpretation. Forward and inverse problem. Models and simulations. |