Guia docente 2016_17
Facultade de Ciencias do Mar
Grao en Ciencias do Mar
 Subjects
  Geological oceanography I
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
T01. Presentation 0.1 Aims
0.2 Activities
0.3 Program
0.4 System of qualification
T1. Introduction 1.1 Methods of geological investigation in the coastal and littoral realms
1.2 Structure and general protocols
T2 Coastal Morphodynamics 2.1. Basic concepts
2.2. Morphodynamics of coastal systems
2.3. Transport assesment
T3 Methods of sampling and subsampling 3.1 Grabbers
3.2 Corers
3.3 Fluids and gases
3.4 Samples curation
T4 Seismo-acoustic methods 4.1 Basic Principles
4.2 Echosounders
4.3 Side Scan Sonar
4.4 Seismic Methods (HR)
4.7 Processing
T5 Electrical logging: physical properties 5.1 Gamma density and natural gamma
5.2 Resistivity and poropermeability
5.3 Susceptibility and other magnetic properties
5.6 Color and imaging
5.7 X-Rays
5.8 Gorescanning: GEOTEK and 2G
T6 Geochemical Methods 6.1 Elemental analyses
6.1.1 LECO
6.1.2 Spectrometry
6.1.3 XRF
6.2 Mineralogical Analyses
6.2.1 XRD
6.2.2 SEM-EDAX
6.3 Corescanning: ITRAX
T7 Dating Techniques 7.1 Radiometry
7.1.1. 14C
7.1.2. 210Pb
7.1.3. 137Cs
7.2. Other Methods
7.2.1. d18O
7.2.2. Magnetic
7.2.3. Thermoluminescence
P1.1 Survey Planning How to plan a cruise (practical case)
PA1.1 Objective definition
PA1.2 Selection of methodologies
PA1.3 Definition of tasks and scope
PA1.4 Time Planning
PA1.5 Economic assessment and budgets
PA1.6 Reports
P2.1. RV Mytilus Mini Cruise PA2.1 Administrative requirements and basic security norms in oceanographic cruises
PA2.2 Onboard life
PA2.3 Sediment sampling techniques and operations
PA2.4 Geophysical surveying techniques and operations
PA2.5 Data management and archives
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