SUBJECT
Quaternary geology
lecture
master
2
Semester 3
Autumn semester
The Quaternary Ice Age: History of research, timing, and causes of glaciation. Quaternary glacial sedimentary deposits, non-glacial sediments and their stratigraphy. Loess and soils, geomorphic evolution of mountainous and low-lying terrains. Slope failures. Changes of drainage patterns in Hungary, Eolian and lacustrine sedimentation, groundwater and karst phenomena. Quaternary processes on the tropics. Economic and societal significance of Quaternary research. Methods of Quaternary research, interpretation of aerial photographs, and digital elevation models. Geophysical methods, stratigraphy and dating methods, sea level changes, climate changes, geomorphic evolution in Europe, periglacial areas, widespread Quaternary deposits in Hungary.
- Lowe, J. J. & Walker, M. J. C. (2014): Reconstructing Quaternary Environments. 3rd Edition. Routledge, Oxford, 568 p.
- Catt, J.S.A. (1988): Quaternary Geology for Scientists and Engineers.- Ellis Horwood, Chichester, 340 p.
- West, R.G. (1977): Pleistocene Geology and Biology. Longman Group, London and New York, 440 p.