COURSES
1st Year
Volcanic landforms and landscapes
- SDD: GEO/04
- ECtS: 6 (4fl+1lab+1fa)
- Type of activity: optional
- Pre-requisites: None
- Professor: Nicoletta Santangelo
Description including Unit Aims
Main volcanic landforms and their evolution; reconstruction and morphometric characterization of monogenetic cones (tuff/cinder/scoria cone and rings) and complex volcanic edifices (basaltic plateaux, volcanic fields, shield volcanoes, strato-volcanoes, fissure volcanoes; calderas) by means of remote sensing and GIS-based morphometric analysis. Drainage on volcanoes and related erosion features and hazard. The volcanic landscape of Napoli and its surroundings: geomorphological and geoarchaeological evidence of interactions between humans and natural processes…
Intended Learning Outcomes
To recognise the main volcanic forms and characterize them by morphometric analysis; assessing hazard and erosion rates related to drainage systems
Assessment Information
Oral exam.
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