GI261 Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology Faculty of Science Autumn 2022 Extent and Intensity 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination). Taught in person. Teacher(s) Jeffrey Over (lecturer), Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (deputy) Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (alternate examiner) Guaranteed by Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. Department of Geological Sciences - Earth Sciences Section - Faculty of Science Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences - Earth Sciences Section - Faculty of Science Prerequisites (in Czech) G3061 Historická a stratigrafická geologie, G3021 Petrografie Timetable Thursday 13:00 - 15:00 Course Enrolment Limitations The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with. The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s). Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 14/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 14/45 fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with there are 60 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display Course objectives (in Czech) Investigation of the principles and application of cyclostratigraphy and astrochronology in refinement of the geological time scale through presentations by students and faculty of current literature and research. Learning outcomes (in Czech) Upon successful completion of this course, students will have an understanding of the nature and scale of cyclostratigraphy and the applications to absolute time in the geological record. Syllabus Week 1 15 Sept field classes Week 2 22 Sept Introduction to cyclostratigrpahy and astrochronology Week 3 29 Sept no meeting Week 4 06 Oct research paper/student-faculty discussion Week 5 13 Oct research paper/student-faculty discussion Week 6 20 Oct research paper/student-faculty discussion; Dr. Kateřina Kloubová – Czech Republic Fulbright Commission Week 7 27 Oct research paper/student-faculty discussion Hyks / Duration of Lower Oxfordian Cordatum ammonite Zone; Week 8 03 Nov research paper/student-faculty discussion Hazmuka; Week 9 10 Nov research paper/student-faculty discussion Dubjelova; Week 10 17 Nov holiday no meeting Week 11 24 Nov research paper/student-faculty discussion Damborsky; Kozakova Week 12 01 Dec research paper/student-faculty discussion Sobek; Sotorrio Gonzalez Week 13 08 Dec research paper/student-faculty discussion Rajnoch; Khoshyar Week 14 15 Dec review and summary Nečas, Fojt, Barchanek Literature Required literature Hinnov, L.A., Hilgen, F.J., 2012. Chapter 4. Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology. In Gradstein, F.M., Ogg, J., Schmitz, M., Ogg, G. (eds.), The Geologic Time Scale 2012, Elsevier. p. 63–83. Laskar, J., 2020. Astrochronology. In Gradstein, F.M., Ogg, J.G., Schmitz, M., Ogg, G. (eds.), The Geologic Time Scale 2020. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 139-158. Strasser, A., Hilgen, F.J., Heckel, P.H., 2006. Cyclostratigraphy - concepts, definitions, and applications. Newsletter in Stratigraphy 42:75–114. Not specified see below Teaching methods (in Czech) Theoretical lectures, assignments, group discussion and presentations Assessment methods (in Czech) Evaluation of presentation and discussion Language of instruction English Further Comments The course can also be completed outside the examination period. The course is taught only once. The course is taught: every week. Teaching methods Group discussion and presentations Assessment methods Evaluation of presentation and discussion Final grade will be S - satisfactory; F - unsatisfactory Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology Bard, E., Raisbeck, G.M., Yiou, F., Jouzel, J., 1997. Solar modulation of cosmogenic nuclide production over the last millennium: comparison between 14Cand 10Be records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 150 (3-4):453–462. Berger, A., Loutre, M.F., and Laskar, J., 1992. Stability of the astronomical frequencies over the Earth’s history for paleoclimate studies. Science 255, no. 5044:560–566, https://doi .org/10.1126/science.255.5044.560. Bray, J.R., 1968. Glaciation and solar activity since the fifth century B.C and the solar cycle. Nature 220:672–674. Da Silva A.C., Dekkers, M.J., De Vleeschouwer, D., Hladil, J., Chadimova, L., Slavik, L., and Hilgen, F.J., 2019. 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