Content:
Oceanography and sedimentary processes; Clastic systems and sediment supply
Ecosystem and management; Carbonate precipitation and factories; Transport and deposition
Modern carbonate systems, ecology, environmental control and sea level
Architecture of carbonate shelf systems
Clastic systems: Sea-level, sediment export and preservation potential
Round tabel meeting about projects
Exam
Competences: Students are able to evaluate of conceptual sedimentation models for tropical and non-tropical carbonaceous and siliciclastic shelf settings
Assessment: 50% project report, 50% module oral exam
Exam Form: Projektarbeitsbericht
Literature: Handouts, scripts and specific literature will be provided