{"id":2317,"date":"2019-01-27T11:50:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T06:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=2317"},"modified":"2019-01-27T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T06:20:38","slug":"gp-401-global-geophysics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/gp-401-global-geophysics\/","title":{"rendered":"GP 401 Global Geophysics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2317\" class=\"elementor elementor-2317 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c25ee elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c25ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-856a3c1\" data-id=\"856a3c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b8e932 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b8e932\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-214591e\" data-id=\"214591e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f26bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1f26bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GP 401: Global Geophysics <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834bdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"834bdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Syllabus\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccc168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ccc168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Solar system and evolution of the Earth; Structure and composition of the earth Geodynamics. Theory and fundamental concepts of Plate Tectonics: Rotation vectors, rotation poles, present day plate motions and triple junctions. Geophysical framework of the earth: Spherical harmonic representation of potential functions. Gravity: figure of the earth, shape, rotation, tidal friction, gravity field of earth and Isostasy. Geomagnetism: internal, external field &amp; their causes, geodynamo theory. Paleomagnetism: Polar wander paths, Seafloor spreading and Continental drift. Heat flow: heat transfer mechanism, thermal regime, thermal structure of the earth, volcanism, Hot spots and mantle plumes. Elastic waves: internal structure and variation physical properties in the interior of the earth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ddbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61ddbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Texts\/References<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cca693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cca693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>D.L.Turcotte and G. Schubert, Geodynamics, Cambridge University Press, 2002<\/li><li>B.J. Skinner and S.C. Porter, The Blue Planet, Wiley, 1995<\/li><li>C.M.R.Fowler, Solid Earth: An introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 1990<\/li><li>Kent C. Condie, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution, Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1989<\/li><li>William Lowreie, Fundamentals of Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 1997<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GP 401: Global Geophysics Syllabus\u200b The Solar system and evolution of the Earth; Structure and composition of the earth Geodynamics. Theory and fundamental concepts of Plate Tectonics: Rotation vectors, rotation poles, present day plate motions and triple junctions. Geophysical framework of the earth: Spherical harmonic representation of potential functions. 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