PRINCIPI E MONITORAGGIO DEI PROCESSI GEODINAMICI

GEO/03 - 6 CFU - 1° Semester

Teaching Staff

CARMELO GIOVANNI MONACO
GIORGIO DE GUIDI


Learning Objectives

The course aims to provide adequate knowledge and understanding of geodynamic processes active in distinct tectonic contexts through the use of velocity vectors.

Acquisition of ability to perform geodetic surveys with GNSS and Total Station receivers of topographic elements in areas affected by tectonic deformation.


Course Structure

Frontal lessons, exercises, final excursion on field



Detailed Course Content

Geodynamic processes, global tectonics, tectonic structures related to volcanism and seismicity activity, collisional tectonic domains, subduction tectonic domains, continental rift domains, geodesy.



Textbook Information

- P. Kearey, F.J. Vine, Tettonica Globale, Zanichelli Ed.

- A. Cox, R.B. Brian Hart, La tettonica delle placche, meccanismi e modalità, Zanichelli Ed.

Educational material on the web site http://studium.unict.it/dokeos/2020/




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