Outline of GEOL 2220H

Active Tectonics

(Winter 2007)

                                                                                                                                               


1. Introduction

  • Active tectonics: what, why, and how?

2. Global Tectonic

  • Plate tectonics
  • Internal structure of the Earth
  • The Earth¡¯s dynamic system

3. Earthquakes

  • Magnitude and Intensity
  • Seismic Waves
  • Fault Slip and Recurrence Intervals
  • Estimation of Seismic Risk

4. Crustal Deformation

  • faults, joint, and folds
  • rock rheology
  • mechanics of faulting
  • mechanics of earthquakes
  • the seismic cycle

5. Geodesy

  • Geodetic Frames of Reference
  • Geodetic Techniques

o        Ground-Based Geodesy

o        Very Long Baseline Interferometry

o        Satellite Laser Ranging

o        Global Positioning System

o        InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar)

6. Tectonic Geomorphology

  • Geomorphic Concepts
  • Landscape Evolution
  • Tectonic Geomorphology and Faulting
  • Pleistocene and Holocene Chronology

 

 

 

7. Rate of Geological Processes: Dating Methods

  • Relative dating
  • Absolute dating
  • Applications

8. Geomorphic Indices of Active Tectonics

  • geomorphometry
  • Active Tectonics and Rivers
  • Active Tectonics and Coastlines
  • Active Folding and Earthquakes

9. Paleoseismology and Earthquake Prediction

  • Paleoseismology
  • Evidence for Paleoearthquakes
  • Models of Earthquake Recurrence
  • Earthquake Clustering
  • the San Andreas Fault
  • New Madrid Seismic Zone
  • Earthquake-Hazard Reduction

10. Volcanism

  • plate tectonics and magma generation
  • volcanic eruption
  • volcanic landforms

11. Mass Movements

  • gravity and slop stability
  • slop processes
  • ground subsidense
  • natural hazards of mass wasting