Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5344 : Tectonic Geodsy: Crustal Deformation and Active Tectonics { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bhaskar Kundu
Syllabus
Historical background of Terrestrial and Tectonic Geodesy Definition and scope of Geodesy Introduction to space-based techniques Basic principle of GNSS Network designing Site establishment Data acquisition and data processing Modeling of geodetic data (Okada, COULOMB, ANSYS, SSPX, RELAX etc) Geodynamic applications - earthquake and volcano-related deformation processes Different case studies Problem sets.
Course Objectives
- To provide idea about crustal deformation process.
- To understand the basic concept of the Global Navigation Satellite System
- To understand how geodetic data is processed using different tools
- To understand the earthquake and volcano-related deformation processes
Course Outcomes
Expertise students understanding the deformation behavior of Earth's crust. <br />Expertise students to handle the different tools/software for geodetic data processing.
Essential Reading
- Paul Segall, , Earthquake and Volcano Deformation, Cambridge University press , 1st edition, 2012
- Gunter Seeber, Satellite Geodesy, Walter de Gruyter · Berlin · New York 2003 , 2nd edition, 2002
Supplementary Reading
- J. Jaeger, N. G. Cook and R. Zimmerman, Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Wiley-Blackwell , 4th edition, 2007
- Richard C. Aster, Clifford H. Thurber, Brian Borchers, Parameter estimation and inverse problems, Academic Press , 2005
Journal and Conferences
- Kumar, A., Kumar, S., Lal, P., Saikia, P., Srivastava, P. K., & Petropoulos, G. P. (2021). Introduction to GPS/GNSS technology. In GPS and GNSS Technology in Geosciences (pp. 3-20). Elsevier.
- Paterson, M. S., & Weiss, L. E. (1961). Symmetry concepts in the structural analysis of deformed rocks. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 72(6), 841-882.