Educational guide 2023_24 Facultade de Ciencias do Mar

Expected results from this subject

Expected results from this subject	Training and Learning Results
Recognise and identify the processes of physical and chemical weathering and their connection with sediment composition;	A5		C1 C12 C13
2. Develop a basic knowledge of principles in sediment dynamics and master the concepts of erosion, transport, and deposition of (mostly siliciclastic) sediments;	A5		C1 C12 C13
3. Characterise sediment’s texture and mineralogy;	A5		C1 C13
4. Recognise and identify the most common sedimentary structures in (mostly) siliciclastic settings;	A5		C13
5. Identify the relationship(s) between sedimentary structures and depositional processes;	A5		C12 C13
6. Comprehend the relationship between chemical weathering and seawater chemistry and characterise the exchange of (geo)chemical properties between the land, the ocean, and sediments on the seafloor;	A5	B1	C1 C12 C13
7. Understand carbonate minerals, the basic chemistry of the carbonate system, and the carbonate factory;	A5	B1	C1 C12 C13
8. Identify post-depositional alterations, i.e., the diagenesis of (e.g., siliciclastic, carbonate) sediments and understand the tools available to decipher diagenetic processes;	A5		C1 C12 C13
9. Recognise and identify the different types of sediments;	A5		C12 C13	D1
10. Interpret the sedimentological data and understand the difference between how siliciclastic sediments and carbonate sediments are formed;	A5		C1 C12 C13	D1
11. Develop an understanding of the factors that control sedimentation in the marine environment;	A5	B1	C1 C12 C13	D1
12. Comprehend the concepts of facies, depositional environment, and sedimentary sequence;	A5		C1 C12 C13	D1
13. Use the sedimentological analysis to decipher the dynamics and evolutive trends of the sedimentary environment(s);	A5		C1 C12 C13 C14	D1
14. Become skilled in applying the analytical and investigative methods to perform sedimentological work in the marine environment;	A5	B2 B3 B4	C13	D1 D2
15. Apply the knowledge developed during the course to address (sedimentological) problems in the marine environment.		B4	C13	D1 D2