Syllabus
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Course Code: OE-206 Course Name: Dynamics of the Earth |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Origin and age of the solar system and the Earth, Evolution of Earth from its origin to the present, Continental drift and sea-floor spreading, Plate-tectonic theory and interactions of different types of plate boundaries, Earth’s internal and external structure and composition, variation of seismic velocity, density, temperature and pressure from surface to the centre of the Earth. Rheological properties of Earth, evolution, structure and composition of Earth’s atmosphere. | |
| 2 | The gravity field of the Earth, shape and size of the Earth, Gravity anomalies, theory of isostasy and its significance in distribution of land and ocean, origin of the Earth’s magnetic field, thermal structure of the Earth, global seismicity, characteristics of earthquakes: origin, distribution, causes and results. Interior of the Earth based on seismic waves. Geodynamics of Indian subcontinent, origin and tectonics of the Himalaya. | |
