Unit name | Imaging and Mapping the Earth |
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Unit code | EASC20034 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Matthew Watson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of year 1 of either the Environmental Geoscience or the Geology degree programme curriculum |
Co-requisites |
n/a |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Imaging and Mapping the Earth is a 20 credit point unit that provides an introduction to satellite remote sensing, applied geophysics and geographical information systems. The course will focus upon (i) observations of the Earth's surface and atmosphere from space, (ii) handling imagery using a spatial framework and (iii) geophysical exploration using gravity, magnetic, seismic, electrical and electromagnetic techniques can be used to address applied problems in the shallow sub-surface.
Aims:
This unit is team taught, with the overarching aim of showing students how to use advanced geophysics and remote sensing (including seismic, gravity, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic techniques) to survey both the Earth’s surface (part 1) and sub-surface (part 2), monitor natural hazards, prospect for natural resources, and help archeological and engineering site investigations. The students will be provided with material on both the underpinning physics of the techniques and their applications.
On successful completion of the unit you will:
Lectures, practicals and fieldwork
This unit contributes 20 credit points towards the end of year results. There is a closed examination on the lecture course in January, which is worth 100%. Attendance on the fieldwork session and in the practicals is obligatory in order to gain credit points for the unit, and also provides necessary revision for the final exam, but they are not assessed.
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Further reading: