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JFZL7213 | Geophys. Prop. of Turkey and Surrounding Area | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring 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 | -- | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To have more detailed information about some of the geophysical studies carried out in and around Turkey up to now. Planning new geophysical studies for the region by utilizing the results of oldest geophysical stuies related to Turkey and its surrounding area. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | aware of geophysical literature related to Turkey and its surrounding area. | 1,2 | 1 | PO - 2 : | learn the tectonic properties of Turkey and its Surrounding area in detail | 1,2 | 1 | PO - 3 : | learn the geophysical technics which are applied on geophysical studies carried out in and around Turkey. | 1,2 | 1 | PO - 4 : | learn the how it is interpreted that results obtained from the studies carried out in and around Turkey. | 1,2 | 1 | PO - 5 : | plan to next studies for the region according to earlier studies. | 1,2 | 1 | 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 | |
Tectonics of Turkey and surrounding area and its place in the world tectonic regime. Seismology, Magnetic, Paleomagnetic, Heat-Flow, Gravity, Magnetotelluric, Seismicity, GPS and deep Seismic Sounding studies in and around Turkey and their interrelations. Relationships between active tectonics of Turkey and these geophysical studies carried out in and around Turkey. Lithospheric structure and geodynamics of Anatolian plate and its surrounding area from geophysical studies. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Literature search for the geophysical studies carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 2 | Tectonic properties of Turkey and its vicnity.
| | Week 3 | Tectonics of Turkey and its place and importance in the world tectonic regime. | | Week 4 | Seismological studies ( for crustal structure, microzonation,seismic risk and hazard) carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 5 | Gravity and magnetic studies carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 6 | Heat-flow studies carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 7 | Deep seismic sounding studies carried out in Turkey and its surronding area. | | Week 8 | GPS Studies caried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 9 | Mid Term Exam. | | Week 10 | Electromagnetic, magnetotelluric, and geothermal research studies carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 11 | Interrelationships between some of the gephysical studies for Turkey. | | Week 12 | Quiz. | | Week 13 | Relationships between active tectonic regime of the region and these geophysical studies carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 14 | Lithosheric structure and geodynamics of Anatolian plate and its surronding area from geophysical studies. | | Week 15 | Planning new geophysical studies for the region utilizing results and interpretations of earlier geophysical studies carried out in and around Turkey. | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Robertson, A.H.F., and Mountrakis, D. (eds), 2006, Tectonic Development of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Geological Society, London, Special Publication,260. | | 2 | Taymaz,T., Yılmaz, Y., and Dilek, Y. (eds), 2007, The Geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia, Geological Society, London, Special Publication,291. | | 3 | Giardini,D., and Balassanian, S (eds), 1996, Historical and Prehistorical Earthquakes in the Caucasus, NATO ASI Series 2: Environment-Vol.28, Kluwer Academic Publishers. | | 4 | Vannucci,G., Pondrelli,S., Argnani, A., Morelli,A., Gasperini, P., and Boschi,E., 2004, An Atlas of Mediterranean Seismicity, Annals of Geophysics, Supplement to Vol.47,No1. 247-306. | | 5 | Ambraseys,N.N., 2001, Reassessment of earthquakes, 1900-1999, in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, Geophys. J.Int., 145, 471-485. | | 6 | McClusky, S., et. al., 2000, Global Positioning System Constraints on Plate Kinematics and Dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus, J.G.R., Vol. 105, No. B3, 5695-5719. | | 7 | Çakır, Ö., Erduran, M., Çınar, H., and Yılmaztürk, A., 2000, Forward Modelling Receiver Functions for Crustal Structure beneath Station TBZ (Trabzon, Turkey), Geophys, J. Int., 140, 341- 356. | | 8 | Buryanov,V.B., Makarenko,I.B., and Starostenko,V.I., 1997, Thickness and Structure of the Crust of the Black Sea Basin According to Gravity Modeling Data, Geophys. J., Vol.16, 603-623. | | 9 | Piper,J.D.A., Moore, J.M., Tatar,O., Gürsoy,H., and Park, R.G., 1996, Paleomagnetic Study of Crustal Deformation Across an Intracontinental Transform: the North Anatolian Fault Zone in Northern Turkey, Geological Society, Special Publication 105, 299-310. | | 10 | Kutas, R.I., Kobolev,V.P., and Tsvyashchenko,V.A., 1998, Heat Flow and Geothermal Model of the Black Sea Depression, Tectonophysics, 291, 91-100. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 29/03/2012 | 2 | 30 | Quiz | 12 | 27/04/2012 | 1 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/06/2013 | | 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 | 7 | 14 | 98 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 13.5 | 1 | 13.5 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ödev | 5 | 5 | 25 | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16.5 | 1 | 16.5 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 200 |
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