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Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change AGGELIKI FOTIADI - Undergraduate - (A-) Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Patras Content: Introduction (the Earth’s climate system, weather and climate, factors that determine the Earth’s climate), the energy budget of the planet (solar radiation, terrestrial radiation), the Greenhouse effect, some useful definitions: radiative forcing and global potential warming, climate forcing factors (the greenhouse gases, surface albedo, the role of aerosols), Paleoclimate (climate change throughout geological ages, natural causes of climate changes, proxies of past climate), the recent global warming (human-induced climate variations, anthropogenic forcing, enhanced greenhouse effect), the observed climate changes, statistical analysis of climate parameters (variability, variations, anomalies and trends), climate models, climate feedback mechanisms, the emissions scenarios, future climate predictions and projections, impacts of climate change, vulnerability and mitigation to climate change, strategies for climate change mitigation
Environmental Geology Ierotheos Zacharias - Undergraduate - (A-) Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Patras Technical geological information is required for all geo-environmental site investigations, ranging from designing foundations to assessing contaminated land. In the developed and developing world, large areas of derelict industrial land are now being remediated for other uses, and in such areas site investigation demands the integration of both geotechnical and geo-environmental skills. Additionally, environmental protection and sustainable development now underpins legislation in most countries. Typically, individual projects involve elements of geotechnics, ground contamination and environmental assessment. Environmental Geology is focused on providing students with skills appropriate to a career with geo-engineering and geo-environmental consultancies, with regulatory authorities and government.
Petrology of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks Ioannis Iliopoulos - Undergraduate - (A+) Department of Geology, University of Patras Part A: Igneous Petrology Origin of the elements and minerals in the universe. Fundamental petrological concepts. Study of the Earth mantle. Classification of igneous rocks. Fundamental thermodynamic concepts. Unary, binary and ternary phase diagrams, the phase rule. Liquid-crystal equilibria in magmatic systems. Processes of magma production and evolution. Basalts, Granites. Geochemical processes in the igneous rocks. Magmatic evolution models. Mantle metasomatism. Magmatic environments. Part B: Metamorphic Petrology Physical and chemical processes of metamorphism. Metamorphic zones, isograds and facies. Metamorphism and plate tectonics. Chemographic projection of mineral assemblages. Composition diagrams, reactions and petrogenetic grids of metamorphic rocks of high, intermediate and low pressure facies series. Geothermobarometry and P–T- t paths of metamorphic rocks.
Stratigraphy- Historical geology George Iliopoulos - Undergraduate - (A-) Geology, University of Patras the stratigraphy mainly studying sedimentary rocks , which occupy 75 % of the total area of the land and the ocean floor the coverage rate is higher. Historical geology and based on stratigraphy is trying to portray the history of the earth during geological time .
Earth Materials II: Crystal chemistry and Mineral Systematics Dimitrios Papoulis - Undergraduate - (A-) Geology, University of Patras This course focuses on a series of topics starting with the formation of minerals in the Earth and the various environments. The study of phase systems follows focusing on binary phase systems. The next topic is the classification of minerals in the categories: framework silicates, sheet silicates, Chain silicates, nesosilicates, cyclosilicates, sorosilicates, and non-silicate minerals. The chemistry physical and optical properties of the most significant-common minerals are studied.
Structural Geology Paraskevas Xypolias - Undergraduate - (A-) Geology, University of Patras Structural Geology is the field of geology which investigates the structure of the Earth's crust, ie the structure of rocks and processes, the movements and the forces produced. In particular, structural geology examines the changes caused by endogenous forces in the earth's crust, ie the creation, geometry and kinematics of the crust structures.
Engineering Geology NIKOLAOS SABATAKAKIS - Undergraduate - (A-) GEOLOGY, University of Patras The physical and mechanical properties of soils and rocks, as well as the rock discontinuities characteristics are examined and the suggested methods for their determination through laboratory and in situ techniques are analyzed. The exploratory boreholes are thoroughly described, while the in situ testing methods for geotechnical investigation purposes in technical works design are presented
Geographic Information Systems in Applied Geology Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos - Undergraduate - (A-) Department of Geology, University of Patras The course of Geographic Information Systems in Applied Geology is instructed as elective one in the fall semester in the Department of Geοlogy of the University of Patras.
Basin Analysis Avraam Zelilidis - Undergraduate - (A-) Geology, University of Patras Introduction to basin analysis: Mechanisms, processes, characteristics, basins of Greece
Remote sensing in marine environmental management George Papatheodorou - Undergraduate - (A+) Department of Geology, University of Patras The course concerns the study of geological processes that develop on the sea floor, by applying remote sensing surveying methods. The ultimate aim of the course is, based on knowledge of the aforementioned processes, the rational management of the marine environment regarding marine resources and marine structures and installations.