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JFZ7114 | Marine Geophysics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Kenan GELİŞLİ | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | Geophysical applications will be taught in marine research. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | learn geophysical techniques used in marine investigations | 1,2 | 1,3 | PO - 2 : | learn the characteristics of the equipment used in marine research | 1,2 | 1,3,5 | PO - 3 : | use marine geophysics with other disciplines in marine investigations. | 1,2 | 1,3 | PO - 4 : | learn the processing and interpretation of marine geophysics data | 1,2 | 1,3 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
Locating offshore observations, seabed imaging by sonar seismic exploration at sea: A theoretical background seismic data acquisition at sea. The marine gravity field and the earth? Magnetic field at sea and investigation of the sea floor using electrical methods. Sea bed exploration using radiometric methods, geophysical observation in offshore boreholes. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction, locating offshore obsrvations | | Week 2 | Seabed imaging by sonar and lidar | | Week 3 | Seismic exploration at sea | | Week 4 | Seismic data acquisition at sea | | Week 5 | The marine gravity field | | Week 6 | The earth's magnetic field at sea, heat flow | | Week 7 | Investigations of the sea floor using electrical methods | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Sea bed exploration using radiometric methods | | Week 10 | Geophysical observations in offshore boreholes | | Week 11 | Deep-sea geophysics and the changing geometry of the oceans | | Week 12 | Studies of the oceanic lithosphere: The sedimentary cover | | Week 13 | Studies of the oceanic lithosphere: The crustal basement and upper mantle | | Week 14 | ınvestigations of divergent and transform continental margins | | Week 15 | Remedial Week | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Jones, E.J.W. 1999; Marine Geophysics, John Wiley Sons, Ltd. | | |
1 | Çiftci, G., Dondurur, D. ve Okay, S. 2005; Yüksek Ayrımlı Deniz Jeofiziği Yöntemleri, TMMOB, JFMO Yayını. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 30 | Project | 12 | | 2 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | Uygulama | 2 | 2 | 4 | Proje | 2 | 2 | 4 | Kısa sınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | Total work load | | | 185 |
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