Syllabus
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Course Code: GP-102 Course Name: Solid Earth Geophysics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Origin of the Solar System and Earth A brief history of the development of Earth Sciences and of Geophysics in particular, an overview of Geophysical methods and their essential features, Problems of inversion and non-uniqueness in Geophysics, Origin & evolution of Solar system, Earth and Moon structure, Kepler's law of planetary motion, A review of the Earth’s structure and composition |
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| 2 | Rheology, Radiometric Dating and Gravity of the Earth Chemical composition of Earth, Rheological behaviour of crust and upper mantle, viscoelasticity and rock failure criteria, Geochronology: Radiometric dating and their advantages, meaning of radiometric ages, Major features of the Earth’s gravitational field and relationship with tectonic processes in the crust and upper mantle, concept of isostasy, mathematical concept of Airy and Pratt hypotheses of isostasy. |
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| 3 | The Earth’s magnetic field Origin of geomagnetic field, polar wandering, secular variations and westward drift, reversals of geomagnetic field, sun spot, solar flares, geomagnetic storms, sea-floor spreading, Paleomagnetism and its uses, Thermal history of the Earth, sources of heat generation and temperature distribution inside the earth, convection in the mantle. |
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| 4 | Earthquake Seismology and Interior of the Earth Earthquake seismology, Earthquakes and its classifications, Global seismicity and tectonics, Earth’s internal structure derived from seismology, Earthquake mechanism and Anderson’s theory of faulting, Continental drift and plate tectonics: its historical perspective and essential features, present day plate motions, Triple junctions, oceanic ridges, Benioff zones, trenches and island arcs, hot spots, Mantle Plume, Mountain building, origin, structure and subdivision of Himalaya, Geodynamics of Indian subcontinent. |
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