Course code: 501205 | Subject title: GEOLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY | ||||
Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Basic | Year: 1 | Period: 2º S | ||
Department: Earth Sciences | |||||
Lecturers: | |||||
ARRICIBITA BIDEGAIN, FRANCISCO JAVIE (Resp) [Mentoring ] | VIRTO QUECEDO, IÑIGO ABDON [Mentoring ] |
- Materials of the crust. Ltihology.
- Geomprphology
- Climate factors and climate elements
- Composition of the atmosphere. Climate change.
CE 6 Essentials of Geology and Geomorphology and their application to engineering. Climatology.
CE-28 Ability for understanding and using the principles of Environmental Engineering; Environmental legislation and management; Principles of Sustainable Development; Market strategies and professional skills; Evaluation and valorization of environmental gods and services; Hydrology; Erosion; Plant production, use and management; Ecosystems and biodiversity; Physical environment and climate change; Analysis and management for land-use planning; Basics of landscaping; Specific tools for design and graphical expression; Practical development of studies on environmental impact; Landscape restoration projects; Green areas planning and management; Development projects; Tools for land use planning and landscape planning; Management and planning of civil works and projects.
- To identify and get to know the materials forming the Earth’s crust
- To identify and get to know the different geomorphologic features in natural and rural landscapes
- To know the factors and elements of climate
- To Know and apply the most significant climate classifications for agronomical studies
- To identify the causes and effects of climate change and the mitigation tools in the agri-food sector.
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Lab classes are mandatory and cannot be retaken. Passing lab classes is also necessary to pass the course, both at the ordinary and extraordinary evaluation sessions.
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THEORY
1. Introduction to Earth Science. Structure, geochemistry and evolution of the Earth. The geological time scale.
2. Essentials of Crystallography and Mineralogy. Structure and physical properties of minerals. Classification of minerals. Oxides and hydroxides. Carbonates. Silicates.
3. Phylosilicates.
4. Rocks. Classification. Igneous rocks. Metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary rocks. Chemical weathering. Regional geologic framework.
5. Use and exploitation of geological resources. Applications in environmental geology. Geology and mining resources. Geologic materials for building, energy production and fertilization.
6. Factors conditioning landscape formation. Lithology, Structural factors, Climate. Dynamic and human-induced changes.
7. Agents of landscape formation. Rivers. Glaciers. Wind. Oceans. Landforms and sedimentation in local conditions. Land morphology as a factor of soil formation.
8. Essentials of hydrogeology. Hydrologic basin. Hydrogeological basin. Hydrogeological behavior of rocky materials and Quaternary deposits.
9. Introduction to Climate Science. Structure and composition of the atmosphere. Factors and elements of climate. Meteorological stations.
10. Solar radiation.
11. Heat and Temperature.
12. Atmospheric moisture. Winds. General circulation of the atmosphere.
13. Evapotranspiration. Water balances.
14. Climate classification. Agro-climates. Climate as a factor of soil formation.
15. Climate change. Causes and effects. Past climates. Climate changes due to changes in the composition of the atmosphere.
LAB & PRACTICAL SESSIONS:
1st PART: Geology & Geomorphology
2nd PART: Climtaology
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
1.- Tarbuck, Lutgens & Tasa. Earth Science.13th edition. Ed. Prentice Hall, 2012
2.- Marshak. Essentials of geology. 3rd edition. Ed. Norton & Co, 2009.
2.- Pozo Rodríguez, M., González Yélamos, J. y Giner Robles, J. Geología Práctica. Ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004
3.- Gutiérrez Elorza, M. Geomorfología climática. Ed. Omega, 2001
4.- Bridge, J. Earth surface processes, landforms and sediment deposits. Ed. Cambridge, 2008
5.- Strahler, A. Geología física. Ed. Omega, 1997
6.- Gobierno de Navarra. Mapa Geológico de Navarra. Dpto. de Obras Públicas Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, Venta en Servicio de Cartografía (Avda. San Ignacio en Pamplona)
7.- Elías Castillo, Fco. y Castellví, F. Agrometeorología. Coedición: Min. Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación y Mundi-Prensa, Madrid, 1996
8.- Fernández García, F. Manual de Climatología Aplicada. Ed. Síntesis, Madrid, 1995
9.- Barry, R. C. y Chorley, R. J. Atmosphere, weather & climate. 9th edition. Ed. Rutledge, 2010.
10.- Sánchez Rodríguez, J. Instrumentos meteorológicos. Ed. Instituto Nacional de Meteorología. Min. Transporte, Turismo y Comunicaciones, Madrid, 1990