Subject Code: CL5L413	Subject Name:   Global Tectonics and Climate Change	L-T-P:  3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Origin of the solar system, meteorites and Earth; Seismology, earthquakes and the earth’s interior; Gravity variations on the earth’s surface, Geopotential and gravity fields; Isostasy, isostatic equilibrium and compensation.  Global tectonics – concept of plates and their movement; Palaeo-magnetism and past plate motions with special reference to the Indian plate.  Heat flow and geothermics – calculation of equilibrium and evolving geotherms; Radiogenic heat; Plate cooling models; Driving forces for plate motions; The origin of ocean basins and global plate tectonics.  Tectonics and climate - Glaciers and Ice ages; Orogeny and carbon-dioxide budget.  Brief look at other planets: Mercury, Mars and Venus, Planetary interiors and Magnetism; Lunar Magnetism and heat flow.  Continental lithosphere – cratons; sedimentary basins; continental margins and rift zones; Mantle petrology and chemical composition.
Text/Reference Books: Haq, B.U., and Milliman, J.D. The tectonic and geologic evolution of Southeast Asian seas and islands,  American Geophysical Union Bott, M.H.P. The interior of the earth: its structure, constitution and evolution Elsevier William F. Ruddiman. Tectonic Uplift and Climate Change, Springer