2 - Coastal and submarine Geological Risks (GR).
(6 hours class)
(6 hours seminars)
(8 hours field trip)
(4 hours practical works) |
Theory
2.1. Definition and types of coastal and submarine GR.
2.2. Coastal and submarine GR linked to the external geodynamics
2.3. Coastal and submarine GR linked to the internal geodynamics.
2.4. Changes in sea level.
Field trip: Risks of coastal flood. Data collection.
Practices: Geochemistry of marine pollution processes.
Seminars 1, 2 and 3: Submarines volcanic risks and tsunamis. |
3- Marine Geological Resources
(11 hours class)
(6 hours seminars) |
Theory
3.1. Distribution and origin of the elements present in the sea and in the marine sediments.
3.2. Methods and technical of exploration and exploitation of marine geological resources.
3.3. Marine mineral resources (MMR).
3.3.1. Sediments no consolidated: Arid, placers deposits and salts.
3.3.2. deposits in nodules and crusts: Phosphorites, nodules and crusts of Fe-Mn.
3.3.3. Hydrothermal deposits.
3.4. Marine energetic resources (MER) and Geology of the Carbon.
3.4.1. Exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons
3.4.2. Origin and interest of the hydrates of gas as resource.
3.5. Mechanisms of capture and transformation of the CO2
Seminars 4, 5 and 6: Resolution of practical exercises in relation to the exploration of hydrocarbons.
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4 – Impact of human activity in the coast. Marine geology and Society
(8 hours field trip)
(2 hours seminars) |
Field Trip: Different coastal examples in which detailed geological studies are needed
Seminar 7. Discussion on the treatment given to different past and present coastal geological problems. |
