Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Ciencias do Mar

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
The System Tierra	The Earth like dynamic system. Fundamental principles of the geology and concept of geological time. The geological cycle. Sources of energy of the internal system and of the external system. Scale space-temporary of the terrestrial processes.
Introduction to the Tectonics of Plates.	It derives it continental and the oceanic expansion. Active continental margins and passive. Edges of plate: convergent, divergent and transcurrentes. The cycle of Wilson. Tectonics and climate: ciclicidad of the processes in the geological register
Basic concepts of sedimentology	Fundamental principles. Structures sedimentarias. Facies And analysis of *facies
Coastal and marine sedimentary environments	Processes and products. Sedimentary Environments.
Seismic surveys at sea	- The seismic method - Seismic interpretation
Practical subjects	1. Introduction to the map and geological cut 2. Basic technicians in sedimentology