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राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान

SCHOOL OF EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCES
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
 

PhD Courses

EP687-Planetary Geochemistry and Geochronology

EP687

Course: EP687

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. William M. White; 2013. Geochemistry. Wiley-Blackwell.2. McSween Jr. H.Y., S.M. Richardson and M.E. Uhle, 2003. Geochemistry: Pathways and Processes. Columbia University Press,3. Hutchinson R., 1993. Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical and Isotopic Synthesis. Cambridge University Press.4. Derek W. G. Sears. The Origin of Chondrules and Chondrites. 2004. Cambridge University Press.5. James J. Papike, 1998. Planetary Materials. Mineralogical Society of America.6. R.W. Carlson, 2005. The Mantle and Core, Elsevier.7. Derek York Ronald M. Farquhar, 1972, The Earth's Age and Geochronology. Elsevier. 

EP686-Planetary Geophysics

EP686

Course: EP686

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. William B. Hubbard, 1984. Planetary interiors. Van Nostrand Reinhold.2. G H A Cole, 1995. The physics of planetary interiors. Rep. Prog. Phys. 58 7553. T. Platz, P. K. Byrne, M. Massironi and H. Hiesinger, 2015. Volcanism and tectonism across the inner solar system: an overview. Geological Society, London, Special Publications.4. Thomas R. Watters, Richard A. Schultz, 2010. Planetary Tectonics. Cambridge University Press.5. Planetary Sciences by lmke de Pater and Jack J. Lissauer, 2015 

EP685-Planetary surface processes

EP685

Course: EP685

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Carle M. Pieters, Peter A. J. Englert., 1993. Remote Geochemical Analysis: Elemental and Mineralogical Composition. Cambridge University Press.2. Roger G. Burns. 1993. Mineralogical Applications of Crystal Field Theory. Cambridge University Press.3. Bruce Hapke, 1993. Theory of Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy. Cambridge University Press.4. S. Ross Taylor, Scott McLennan, 2009. Planetary Crusts- Their Composition, Origin and Evolution. Cambridge University Press.5. Hutchinson R., 1993. Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical and Isotopic Synthesis. Cambridge University Press.6. Derek W. G. Sears. The Origin of Chondrules and Chondrites. 2004. Cambridge University Press.7. H. Jay Melosh, 2011. Planetary Surface Processes. Cambridge University Press.8. Ronald Greeley, Introduction to Planetary. 2013. Cambridge University Press.9. H. Jay Melosh, 1996. Impact Cratering: A Geologic Process. Oxford University Press.10. Thomas R. Watters, Richard A. Schultz, 2010. Planetary Tectonics. Cambridge University Press. 

EP684-Planetary Atmosphere and Space Weather

EP684

Course: EP684

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds by D. C. Catling & J. F. Kasting, 20172. An Introduction to Planetary Atmospheres by A. Sanchez-Lavega, 20153. Planetary Atmospheres by F. W. Taylor, 20104. An introduction to space weather by M. Moldwin, 20085. Space weather-physics and effects by V. Bothmer & L. A. Daglis, 2007

EP683-Exoplanets

EP683

Course: EP683

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Is there life out there? The search for habitable exoplanets by Sara Seager, 20101. Exoplanets by Sara Seager, 20112. Exoplanetary Atmospheres: Theoretical Concepts and Foundations by Kevin Heng, 20173. Exoplanets: Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability by John (Ed.) Mason, 20104. Extrasolar Planets: Saas Fee Advanced Course 31, Cassen, Patrick, Guillot, Tristan, Quirrenbach, A., 2010 

EP682-Formation and evolution of planetary system

EP682

Course: EP682

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Planetary Sciences by lmke de Pater and Jack J. Lissauer, 20152. Astrophysics of Planet Formation, by Phil Armitag, 20203. Principles of star formation by Peter Bodenheimer, 20114. Introduction to Astrochemistry: Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star and Planet Formation by Satoshi Yamamoto, 20175. The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium by A. G. G. M. Tielens, 20106. Cosmochemistry Hardcover by McSween Jr Jr, Harry Y., Gary R. Huss, 20107. Tools of radio astronomy by T. L. Wilson, K. Rohlfs, S. Huttemeister, 20188. Interferometry and synthesis in radio astronomy by A. Thompson, J. M. Moran, S. J. George W, 2017 

EP681-Astrochemistry & Astrobiology

EP681

Course: EP681

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Introduction to Astrochemistry: Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star and Planet Formation by Satoshi Yamamoto, 20172. The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium by A. G. G. M. Tielens, 20103. Cosmochemistry Hardcover by McSween Jr, Harry Y., Gary R. Huss, 2010
  2. 4. Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium, Lyman Spitzer, Jr, New York: Wiley, 1978.5. Interstellar chemistry, W.W. Duley, D. A. Williams London, Academic Press, 19846. Interstellar Processes, edited by D. J. Hollenbach and H.A. Thronson, Dorcrecht, Reidel, 19877. Meteorites and the Early Solar Sytem, edited by J. F. Kerridge and M.S. Matthews, Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 19888. Physics and Chemistry of Comets, edited by W.F. Huebner, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 19909. IAU Symposium No. 178: Molecules in Astrophysics, edited by E. F. van Dishoeck, Dordrecht, Kluwer, 199710. Protostars and Planets III, edited by E. Levy and J. Lunine, Tucson, University of Arizona Press,1993.11. Protostars and Planets IV, edited by V.G. Mannings, A. Boss, and S. Russell, Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 2000. 

EP678-Techniques of Weather Prediction

EP678

Course: EP678

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Coiffier, J., Fundamentals of Numerical Weather Prediction, Cambridge University press, 2012.2. Warner, T. T., Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction, Cambridge University press, 2011.3. Daley, Roger, Atmospheric Data Analysis, Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Series, 1999.4. Kalnay, E., Atmospheric modeling, Data Assimilation and predictability, Cambridge University Press, 2003.5. Peter Lynch, The emergence numerical weather prediction, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 

EP677-Numerical Prediction of the Atmosphere and the Ocean

EP677

Course: EP677

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Mark Z Jacobson. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling, Cambridge University Press, 2005.2. Randall, A., An Introduction to Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere. Online material available at http://users.df.uba.ar/carlosv/randall/3. Warner, T. T., Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction, Cambridge University Press, 2010.4. Pope, Stephen B. Turbulent flows. IOP Science, 2001.5. Kalnay, E. Atmospheric Modeling, Data Assimilation and Predictability. Cambridge University Press, 20036. Griffies, S., Fundamentals of Ocean Climate Models, Princeton University Press, 2004. 

EP676-Paleoclimatology

EP676

Course: EP676

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Ruddiman, W F. Earth's Climate: past and future. W.H. Freeman & Son, 20012. Micheal L Bender. Paleoclimate, Princeton University Press, 2013

EP675-Physical Oceanography

EP675

Course: EP675

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. K. A. Sverdrup and E. V. Armbrust, An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Mc Graw Hill, 20092. Joseph Pedlosky. Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere: Introduction to Wave Dynamics, Springer3. Gill A. Dynamics of Ocean and Atmosphere, Academic Press 

EP674-Atmospheric Radiative Transfer

EP674

Course: EP674

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs. Atmospheric Science, An introductory survey. Elsevier, 2006.2. Goody, Richard M., and Yuk Ling Yung. Atmospheric radiation: theoretical basis. Oxford university press, 1995.
  2. 3. Liou, Kuo-Nan. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2002.

EP673-Ocean Biogeochemistry

EP673

Course: EP673

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Micheal J. R. Fasham, Ocean Biogeochemistry - The Role of the Ocean Carbon Cycle in Global Change, A part of the Global Change – The IGBP Series, Springer, 20032. K. A. Sverdrup and E. V. Armbrust, An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Mc Graw Hill, 20093. Sarmiento, Jorge L., and Nicolas Gruber. Ocean biogeochemical dynamics. Princeton University Press, 2006. 

EP672-Climate and the Terrestrial Biosphere

EP672

Course: EP672

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Gordon Bonan. Ecological Climatology, Concepts and Applications, 3rd Edition, 2015, Cambridge University Press.2. S Lawrence Dingman, Physical Hydrology, Prentice Hall, 2002 

EP671-Atmospheric Aerosols and Chemistry

EP671

Course: EP671

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. William C. Hinds, Aerosol Technology: Properties, Behavior, and Measurement of Airborne Particles, 2nd Edition, 1999.2. John H. Seinfeld and Spyros Pandis, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air pollution to Climate Change, 2nd Edition, 2006, Wiley.3. Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts and James N. Pitts, Jr., Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere, 1999, Academic Press. 

EP670-Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Convection

EP670

Course: EP670

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Petty, Grant W: A First Course in Atmospheric Thermodynamics2. Iribarne, Julio V., and Warren Lehman Godson, eds. Atmospheric thermodynamics. Vol. 6. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012. 

EP669-Cloud Micro-Physics

EP669

Course: EP669

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Hans R. Pruppacher and James D. Klett. Microphysics of clouds and precipitation. Springer, 1996.2. IPCC. Climate change 2007. Technical report, Intergovernmental Panel of Global Climate Change, 2007 and latest ones.3. John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs. Atmospheric Science, An introductory survey. Elsevier, 2006.4. R. R. Rogers. A short course in cloud physics. Pergamon Press, 1976. 

EP668-Tropical Meteorology

EP668

Course: EP668

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Krishnamurti, T.N., Stefanova, Lydia, Misra, Vasubandhu, Tropical Meterorology, An Introduction, Springer Atmospheric Science, 20132. Laing, Arlene and Evans J. L. Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, MetEd UCAR program, 2nd Edition, 2016 

EP667-Atmospheric Boundary Layer Meteorology and Air Pollution Modeling

EP667

Course: EP667

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Stull, Roland B. An introduction to boundary layer meteorology. Vol. 13. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.2. Tennekes, Hendrik, John Leask Lumley, and J. L. Lumley. A first course in turbulence. MIT press, 1972. 

EP666-Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

EP666

Course: EP666

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Cushman-Roisin, Benoit, and Jean-Marie Beckers. Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics: physical and numerical aspects. Vol. 101. Academic press, 2011.2. Vallis, Geoffrey K. Atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics. Cambridge University Press, 2017.3. James Holton. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology. Vol. 88, 4th Edition, Academic Press, 2004.
  2. 4. Gill A. Atmosphere-Ocean dynamics, Academic Press, 19825. Joseph Pedlosky. Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere: Introduction to Wave Dynamics, Springer, 2003 

EP662-Uranium Geology

EP662

Course: EP662

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. R. Dhana Raju, 2019. Indian Uranium Deposits. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.2. Benedetto De, Vivo Felice, Ippolito'S. Capaldi, P. R. Simpson. 1984. Uranium geochemistry, mineralogy, geology, exploration and resources. Springer, Dordrecht.3. Robert Lauf, 2016. Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium. Schiffer4. Michel Cuney and Kurt Kyser, 2015. The Geology and Geochemistry of Uranium and Thorium Deposits. Springer.5. Peter C. Burns, and Robert J. Finch, De Gruyter, 1999. Uranium- Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and the Environment 

EP661-Physical Geology

EP661

Course: EP661

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Paul R. B. and David R. M., 2020. Key Concepts in Geomorphology. Cambridge University Press.2. Sharma, H.S. 1991. Indian Geomorphology. Concept Publishing Co. New Delhi.3. Allison R. J., 2001. Applied Geomorphology: Theory and Practice. Wiley.4. Douglas, W. B and Anderson, R. S., 2016. Tectonic Geomorphology, Wiley-Blackwell.5. Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology, 2016. edited by Peter MacLaren Donald Duff, Donald Duff.6. Adrian Harvey, 2012. Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes. Dunedin Academic Press.7. Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson, 2012. Geomorphology- The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes. Cambridge University Press.8. Steven Earle. 2019. Physical Geology. Open Textbook Library

EP660-Hydrogeology

EP660

Course: EP660

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Todd D.K., 2011. Groundwater Hydrology. John Wiley and Sons.2. Raghunath, H.M. 2007. Groundwater. Wiley Eastern Ltd.3. John H. Cushman, Daniel M. Tartakovsky, 2016. The Handbook of Groundwater Engineering. CRC Press.4. C.W. Fetter Jr., 2000. Applied Hydrogeology. Pearson.5. Paul L. Younger, 2006. Groundwater in the Environment: An Introduction. Wiley.6. Joel R Gat. 2010. Isotope Hydrology A Study of the Water Cycle. Imperial College Press. 

EP659-Economic Geology

EP659

Course: EP659

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Robb, L., 2005. Introduction to Ore-forming processes. Blackwell Publ., Oxford.2. Prasad U., 2019. Economic Geology: Economic Mineral Deposits. CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.3. Jensen M.L. and Bateman, A.M., 2013. Economic mineral deposits. Wiley & Sons.4. Neukirchen, Florian, Ries, Gunnar, 2020. The World of Mineral Deposits. Springer.5. Kirtikumar Randive, Sanjeevani Jawadand, 2020. Mineral Economics: An Indian Perspective. Nova Science Publishers.6. Walter L. Pohl, 2011. Economic Geology Principles and Practice: Metals, Minerals, Coal and Hydrocarbons – Introduction to Formation and Sustainable Exploitation of Mineral Deposits. Elsevier.7. S.M. Gandhi and B.C. Sarkar. 2016. Essentials of Mineral Exploration and Evaluation. Elsevier. 

EP658-Paleontology

EP658

Course: EP658

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1.Michael J. Benton, David A. T. Harper, 2020. Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record. Elsevier.2. Kathal P.K., 2012. Applied geological micropalaeontology. Scientific publishers.3. M. Foote and A. Miller, 2008. Principles of Paleontology, W.H. Freeman.4. D. R. Prothero, 2004. Bringing Fossils to Life: An Introduction to Paleobiology, McGraw-Hill.5. Shrock, N., 2005. Principles of Invertebrate Paleontology, CBS Publisher & distributor Private Ltd.6. Jones, R.W. 2002. Applied Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, London.7. Michael Benton, 2004. Vertebrate Palaeontology, Wiley-Blackwell.8. Howard A. Armstrong, Martin D. Brasier, 2004. Microfossils, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 

EP657-Structural geology

EP657

Course: EP657

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. 1. Ramsay, J.G., 1967. Folding and fracturing of rocks. McGraw Hill.2. Ramsay, J.G. and Huber, M.I., 1983. Techniques of Modern Structural Geology. Vol. I. Strain Analysis. Academic Press.3. Ramsay, J.G. and Huber, M.I., 1987. Techniques of Modern Structural Geology. Vol. II. Folds and Fractures. Academic Press.4. Robert J. Twiss, Eldridge M. Moores, 2007. Structural Geology W. H. Freeman publisher.

EP656-Remote Sensing and GIS

EP656

Course: EP656

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. Lillisand, T. M. and Keifer, R. W., 2015. Remote sensing and image interpretation. John Willey and Sons, USA
  2. Joseph G., 2005. Fundamentals of remote sensing. Universities Press, Hyderabad.
  3. Rees WG., 2012. Physical Principles of Remote Sensing. Cambridge University Press
  4. Chang, Kang-taung, 2016. Introduction to geographic information systems. Tata McGraw-Hill, USA
  5. William Emery Adriano Camps. 2017. Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing: Atmosphere, Ocean, Land and Cryosphere Applications. Elsevier.
  6. Shunlin Liang Xiaowen Li Jindi Wang, 2012. Advanced Remote Sensing - Terrestrial Information Extraction and Applications. Elsevier.
  7. Gupta, R.P., 2018. Remote Sensing Geology. Springer Verlag. 

EP655-Geophysics

EP655

Course: EP655

Approval:

Credit: 6

Reference Book

  1. Lowrie, W., 2007. Fundamental of Geophysics. Cambridge Univ. Press. London.
  2. CMR Fowler, 2005. The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics. Cambridge University Press.3. Robinson A., Clark D., 2017. Basic Geophysics. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. 4. Jaeger J., Cook N. G. and Zimmerman R., 2007. Fundamentals of Rocks Mechanics. Wiley-Blackwell.5. Alan E. Mussett, M. Aftab Khan, 2000. Looking Into the Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics. Cambridge University Press.6. Henok Tesfamariam Tewelde. 2017. Introduction to Exploration Geophysics. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 

EP654-Geochemistry and Geochronology

EP654

Course: EP654

Approval:

Credit: 6

Reference Book

  1. 1.William M. White; 2013. Geochemistry. Wiley-Blackwell.
  2. McSween Jr. H.Y., S.M. Richardson and M.E. Uhle, 2003. Geochemistry: Pathways and Processes. Columbia University Press,
  3. Gunter Faure, 1998. Principles and applications of Geochemistry. Prentice Hall.
  4. John V. Walther, 2010. Essentials of Geochemistry. Jones and Bartlett Publication.
  5. Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing, 2005. Isotopes: Principles and Applications. Wiley
  6. Dickin, A.P., 2005. Radiogenic Isotope Geology. Cambridge University Press.
  7. Jochen Hoefs, 2015. Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Springer International Publishing.
  8. Mason, B. and Moore, C.B., 1991. Introduction to Geochemistry. Wiley Eastern.
  9. Krauskopf, K. B., 1967. Introduction to Geochemistry. McGraw Hill.
  10. Rollinson, H.R., 1993. Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation. Longman Geochemistry Series. Prentice Hall.

EP653-Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

EP653

Course: EP653

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. Sengupta, S., 2018. Introduction to Sedimentology. Oxford-IBH.
  2. Sam Boggs, Jr., 2011. Principles of sedimentology & stratigraphy. Prentice Hall.
  3. Donald R. Prothero and Fred Schwab, 2013. Sedimentary Geology. W. H. Freeman.
  4. Reading, H.G., 1996. Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy. WileyBlackwell.

EP652-Igneous and Metamorphic petrology

EP652

Course: EP652

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. Winter, J.D., 2010. An introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
  2. Philpotts, A.R. 2009. Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall.
  3. B. Ronald Frost and Carol D. Frost, 2013. Essentials of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Cambridge University Press.4. Best, Myron G., 2002. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Blackwell Science.5. Faure, G., 2001. Origin of Igneous Rocks – The Isotopic Evidence. Springer. 

EP651-Mineralogy and crystallography

EP651

Course: EP651

Approval:

Credit: 6

Text Book

  1. William E. Ford, 2006, Dana`s Textbook of Mineralogy (With Extended Treatise on Crystallography and Physical Mineralogy). CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
  2. Deer W.A., Howie R.A. and Zussman J., 2013. Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals by Mineralogical Society of America.
  3. Dyar M. D., Gunter M. E., Tasa D., 2019. Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy. Mineralogical, Society of America.
  4. Perkins Dexter, 2012, Mineralogy. Pearson Education

EP603-Planetary Sciences

EP603

Course: EP603

Approval:

Credit: 6

  • Introduction to Planetary Science in Solar System and Extra-Solar System – Planets, Moons, Dwarf planets and protoplanets, Asteroids, Comets, Kuiper Belt objects and other small bodies
  • Formation and evolution of planetary system
  • Planetary Astronomy and Planetary Astrophysics
  • Astrochemistry and Astrobiology
  • Planetary composition and mineralogy – rocky, icy, gaseous composition
  • Planetary morphology and processes – impact cratering, volcanism, tectonism
  • Planetary geochemistry – ground-/space-based study; in-situ and remote analysis of planetary samples and analogues of meteorites and lunar and asteroidal samples
  • Planetary interior and geophysical processes
  • Planetary geochronology – remote planetary surface dating and in- situ dating using meteorites and planetary samples
  • Planetary atmosphere and space weather
  • Exoplanetary science-detection techniques, atmospheres, bio- signatures and habitable conditions, feasibility of the search of Earth like planets
  • Planetary exploration and future prospects (Indian and International contexts)- remote sensing, ground-based, space- based, robotic and in-situ experiments and instrumentations

Reference Book

  1. Planetary Sciences by lmke de Pater and Jack J. Lissauer, 2015
  2. Exoplanets by Sara Seager, 2011
  3. Exoplanetary Atmospheres: Theoretical Concepts and Foundations by Kevin Heng, 2017
  4. Introduction to Astrochemistry: Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star and Planet Formation by Satoshi Yamamoto, 2017
  5. The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium by A. G. G. M. Tielens, 2010

EP602-Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

EP602

Course: EP602

Approval:

Credit: 6

  • Uniqueness of the Earth System – The habitable zone, green-house gases, the ozone layer, the remarkable properties of water, the role of ocean and vegetation
  • Primer on laws of radiation and application in the atmosphere, simple layered atmospheric models
  • Scattering, extinction and atmospheric radiative heating profiles, Radiative properties and spectra of major greenhouse gases
  • Surface energy balance, coupling with the atmosphere, atmospheric composition and hydrostatic balance, thermal vertical structure
  • Laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamics of dry and moist air, buoyancy and convection
  • Radiative equilibrium and radiative-convective equilibrium temperature profiles of our atmosphere and the role of convection in deciding the atmospheric structure, mass momentum and energy transport
  • Ocean temperature, salinity, mixed layer, thermocline, observed circulation
  • The wind driven circulation: wind stress, Ekman layer and pumping
  • The thermohaline circulation: air-sea interactions, meridional overturning circulation, air-sea heat fluxes and resulting surface temperature distributions
  • Top of atmosphere energy balance, Equator to pole energy, momentum and mass transport in the current climate
  • Natural and forced climate variability, coupled climate variability and present day climate, Climatologically important components of the Earth system
  • Climate equilibrium, sensitivity and feedbacks, Transient versus equilibrium response

Reference Book

  1. Dennis L. Hartmann, Global Physical Climatology, Academic Press, 1994.
  2. John Marshall and Allan R Plumb. Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Academic Press, 2007.
  3. John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs. Atmospheric Science, An introductory survey. Elsevier, 2006.
  4. James Holton. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology. Vol. 88, 4th Edition, Academic Press, 2004.
  5. Ruddiman, W F. Earth's Climate: past and future. W.H. Freeman & Son, 2001.
  6. Liou, Kuo-Nan. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2002. 

EP601-Earth Sciences

EP601

Course: EP601

Approval:

Credit: 6

  • Earth system science – a science system of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and
  • planetosphere/planetology
  • Solar System and Earth – formation and evolution
  • Mineralogy and crystallography
  • Physical geology and the processes
  • Petrology – Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic
  • Geochemistry and Geochronology of Earth
  • Geophysics of Earth and mineral physics 
  • Structural geology and Engineering geology
  • Geology and Stratigraphy of India in global context
  • Economic geology – ore and mineral exploration 
  • Hydrogeology and Groundwater 
  • Paleontology – Fossils and markers in geoscience 
  • Environmental geology and natural hazards

Reference Book

  1. Frank Press and Raymond Siever, 1985. Earth. W.H. Freeman and Company.
  2. Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens, 2015. Earth Science. Pearson Global Edition.
  3. Thomas H. Jordan, John Grotzinger, 2014. Understanding Earth. W. H. Freeman and Company
  4. Davies J.F. 2009. Dynamic Earth - Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection. Cambridge University Press.
  5. Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter and Jeffrey Park, 2003. The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. Wiley.
  6. Lee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane, 2016. The Earth System 3e. Pearson Education India