Aim:
The aim of the course is an introduction into glacial geological and sedimentological processes in the context of big Pleistocene ice sheets. Lectures include both qualitative and quantitative analysis of glacial erosion, transport and deposition.
Content:
Introduction to the Quaternary (characteristic features of the Quaternary, climatic fluctuations, ice ages); ice sheet dynamics (glacial environments and ice movement mechanisms); glacial erosion (stress/strength relations, abrasion, erosion of soft sediments, glaciotectonics, sediment entrainment); glacial deposition (sedimentary environments; origin, properties and identification of tills); meltwater in and under ice sheets (drainage systems, landforms); glaciofluvial, glaciolacustrine and glaciomarine processes and sediments.
Textbooks:
Given at course begin.
Form and volume:
2 lectures a week + 2 seminars a week in fall term.
Requirements:
Passed part 1.
ECTS-credits:
10
Semester:
Fall 2003 (1 & 2 Quarter).
Evaluation:
Oral exam. Grading in a 13-point scale with an external observer.
Lecturer:
Jan A. Piotrowski