Course Co-ordinator: Dr R Stephenson

Pre-requisite(s): GL 2014, GL 2015

Co-requisite(s): None.

• Gravity and isostasy, satellites and geodesy, geomagnetism and palaeomagnetism, geoelectrics, heat flow; techniques of seismology, origin and form of waves, locating earthquakes and deducing their focal mechanisms.


• Using active and passive seismic methods to deduce earth structure, principles for interpreting seismic reflection data.


• Introduction to earth forces, stress and deformation of the solid earth.


• Fluid dynamics, fluid flow, physical sedimentary and volcanic processes.


• Origin of sedimentary structures.

3 one-hour lectures per week. 4 three-hour practical sessions/surgeries throughout term.

1st Attempt: In-course assessment (20%); two-hour examination (80%).

Resit: Two-hour examination (100%).