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Essentials of paleoceanography - MG420P08
Title: Základy paleoceánografie
Czech title: Základy paleoceánografie
Guaranteed by: Institute of Geology and Paleontology (31-420)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2020
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Filip Scheiner, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Lucie Kunstmüllerová
RNDr. Filip Scheiner, Ph.D.
Mgr. Veronika Veselá
Annotation -
Last update: RNDr. Filip Scheiner, Ph.D. (22.09.2020)
This course represents a complex overview of palaeoceanography - the first part of this course discusses basic
theory such as the evolution of oceans through time, seawater chemistry, thermohaline circulation and
relationship between oceans and climate change. The second part is focused on commonly used methods and
science techniques in palaeoceanography. Lastly, the course deals with the specificity of paleoceanographical
research in several selected geological periods.

This course is primarily for master and Ph.D. students. The course will take place only with a sufficient number of applicants (min. 3).
Literature -
Last update: Rudolf Trnka (07.01.2020)

Trujillo, A. P., and H. V. Thurman. Essentials of Oceanography (10th edition - nebo novější)

Chester, Roy. Marine geochemistry. John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: RNDr. Filip Scheiner, Ph.D. (17.09.2020)

semestral work, protocols from practical sessions; oral exam
This course is primarily for master and Ph.D. students.

Syllabus -
Last update: Rudolf Trnka (07.01.2020)

1. Introduction; basic terminology; definition of the subject and its place in modern science; actual research trends

2. The basic information package: oceanic realms through time - evolution; water circulation regimes; seawater chemistry; interaction ocean - atmosphere

3. Oceans and climate change: a basic overview of interactions between oceans and climate change and vice versa.

4. Basic research methods: fossil vs. recent material; traditional methods (paleontology, sedimentology, biostratigraphy, biology) vs. geochemical methods

5. Different environments and their attributes: open ocean vs. enclosed basins etc.

6. An example of the selected method - stable isotopes in marine organisms

7. An example of the selected method - element ratios in marine organisms

8. Uniqueness of paleoceanography in geological time I - quaternary + recent research

9. Uniqueness of paleoceanography in geological time II - climax ecosystems (Jurassic + Cretaceous)

10. Uniqueness of paleoceanography in geological time III - tertiary (with emphasis on the Mediterranean-Paratethys marine system)

11. Geochemical methods in practise

12. How to interpret very basic paleoceanographical data.

Practical sessions: preparation of samples, virtual data interpretation, evaluation of results

Entry requirements -
Last update: Rudolf Trnka (07.01.2020)

This course is primarily for master and Ph.D. students.

 
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