Vincenzo Picotti: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2024

NameHerr Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Picotti
Adresse
Geologisches Institut
ETH Zürich, NO E 51.2
Sonneggstrasse 5
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 632 81 60
E-Mailvincenzo.picotti@eaps.ethz.ch
DepartementErd- und Planetenwissenschaften
BeziehungTitularprofessor

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
061-0101-00LClimate / Water / Soil Information Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen 2 KP3GH. Joos, R. Kretzschmar, P. Molnar, A. Carminati, S. Dötterl, M. G. Fellin, A. Frossard, T. Galí-Izard, N. Gruber, J. P. Leitão Correia , V. Picotti, J. Riboldi, C. Steger
KurzbeschreibungLectures, exercises and excursions serve as an introduction to atmospheric sciences, soil science and hydrology. Students gain a broad vision of the cutting edge topics that are being researched and studied at the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH, Eawag, WSL a.o. This will be the base for a future dialog between the field of landscape architecture and the field of sciences.
LernzielStudents acquire basic knowledge in atmospheric sciences, hydrology and soil science:
- Understanding basic chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere that influence weather and climate
- Fundamentals about the classification of soils, soil-forming processes, physical and chemical soil properties, soil biology and ecology, soil degradation and protection
- Knowledge of water balance, principles of integral water management and climatic factors in the field of hydrology

Students develop an understanding of the relevance of these topics in the field of landscape architecture. Temporal and physical scale, research methods, units of measurement, lexicon, modes of representation and critical literature form the framework for the joint discourse.
InhaltThe course unit consists of the three courses "Climate", "Soil" and "Water", which are organized in modules.

Module 1 “Climate”, 23–27.09.2024
- Atmospheric dynamics: weather conditions, precipitation formation, weather forecast
- Carbon Cycle: atmospheric CO2 concentrations and its interaction with the physical climate system
- Land-climate dynamics: interaction between the land surface and the climate system
- Hydrology and water cycle: extreme precipitation, influence of climate change on the cryosphere
- Introduction to geology: formation of rocks, geologic times, structural geology


Module 2 “Soil”, 30.09.–04.10.24
- Introduction to soils: definition, function, formation, classification and mapping
- Soil physics: soil texture, soil structure, soil water potentials, hydraulic conductivity
- Soil chemistry and fertility: clay minerals and oxides, cation exange capacity, soil pH, essential plant nutrients
- Soil biology and ecology: soil fauna and microflora, fungi, bacteria, food web, organic matter
- Soil degradation and threats to soil resources: erosion, compactation, sealing, contamination, salinization


Module 3 “Water”, 11.11.–15.11.2024

Basics:
- Water supply: water balance, groundwater, water quality (water protection)
- River restoration
- Flooding, evapotranspiration/cooling of landscapes
- Hydropower (everything is managed - lake levels, water flows, pumping) - hydrology in the anthropocene
- Water management and storage
SkriptCourse material will be provided.
LiteraturThe course material includes a reading list.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThe courses "Climate", "Water" and "Soil" are organized with the Fundamental Studio I as joint one-week modules. The weekly schedules will be provided with the course materials.

Module 1 "Climate", 23.–27.09.2024
Module 2 "Soil", 30.09.–04.10.24
Module 3 "Water", 11–15.11.2024

- The courses are held in English
- The written session examination covers all three courses "Climate", "Soil" and "Water".
KompetenzenKompetenzen
Fachspezifische KompetenzenKonzepte und Theoriengeprüft
Verfahren und Technologiengeprüft
Methodenspezifische KompetenzenAnalytische Kompetenzengeprüft
Entscheidungsfindunggeprüft
Medien und digitale Technologiengeprüft
Soziale KompetenzenKommunikationgeprüft
Kooperation und Teamarbeitgeprüft
Persönliche KompetenzenKreatives Denkengeprüft
Kritisches Denkengeprüft
Integrität und Arbeitsethikgeprüft
Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstreflexion geprüft
651-3071-AALFundamentals of Geology I: Earth's Interior
Belegung ist NUR erlaubt für MSc Studierende, die diese Lerneinheit als Auflagenfach verfügt haben.

Alle anderen Studierenden (u.a. auch Mobilitätsstudierende, Doktorierende) können diese Lerneinheit NICHT belegen.
3 KP6RV. Picotti, W. Behr
KurzbeschreibungThe Planet Earth, its interior and the plate tectonics as unifying theory. The rock cycle and the minerals and rocks. Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks. Deformation and earthquakes. Exploration of the earth interior.
LernzielUnderstanding the Earth System and the multi-disciplinar approach to the Earth Sciences. Framing the various minerals and rocks into plate tectonics and the rock cycle. Discussing the main tools for exploring the earth interior and understanding the deformation of rocks at various depths. Earthquakes and volcanoes and associated danger.
InhaltChapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of the Book: Understanding Earth (8th Edition, 2020), By John Grotzinger and Thomas Jordan.
CH 1 THE EARTH SYSTEM
The Scientific Method
Geology as a Science
Earth’s Shape and Surface
Peeling the Onion: Discovery of a Layered Earth
Earth as a System of Interacting Components
An Overview of Geologic Time

CH 2 PLATE TECTONICS: THE UNIFYING THEORY
The Discovery of Plate Tectonics
The Plates and Their Boundaries
Rates and History of Plate Movements
The Grand Reconstruction
Mantle Convection: The Engine of Plate Tectonics
The Theory of Plate Tectonics and the Scientific Method

CH 3 EARTH MATERIALS: MINERALS AND ROCKS
What Are Minerals?
The Structure of Matter
The Formation of Minerals
Classes of Rock- Forming Minerals
Physical Properties of Minerals
What Are Rocks?
The Rock Cycle: Interactions Between the Plate Tectonic and Climate Systems
Concentrations of Valuable Mineral Resources

CH 4 IGNEOUS ROCKS: SOLIDS FROM MELTS
How Do Igneous Rocks Differ from One Another?
How Do Magmas Form?
Magmatic Differentiation
Forms of Igneous Intrusions
Igneous Processes and Plate Tectonics

CH 5 VOLCANOES
Volcanoes as Geosystems
Lavas and Other Volcanic Deposits
Eruptive Styles and Landforms
Interactions of Volcanoes with Other Geosystems
The Global Pattern of Volcanism
Volcanism and Human Affairs

CH 6 SEDIMENTATION: ROCKS FORMED BY SURFACE PROCESSES
Surface Processes of the Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Basins: The Sinks for Sediments
Sedimentary Environments
Sedimentary Structures
Burial and Diagenesis: From Sediment to Rock
Classification of Siliciclastic Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Classification of Chemical and Biological Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

CH 7 METAMORPHISM: ALTERATION OF ROCKS BY TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE
Causes of Metamorphism
Types of Metamorphism
Metamorphic Textures
Regional Metamorphism and Metamorphic Grade
Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism

CH 8 DEFORMATION: MODIFICATION OF ROCKS BY FOLDING AND FRACTURING
Plate Tectonic Forces
Mapping Geologic Structure
How Rocks Deform
Basic Deformation Structures
Styles of Continental Deformation
Unraveling Geologic History

CH 10 EARTHQUAKES
What Is an Earthquake?
How Do We Study Earthquakes?
Earthquakes and Patterns of Faulting
Earthquake Hazards and Risks
Can Earthquakes Be Predicted?

CH 11 EXPLORING EARTH’S INTERIOR
Exploring Earth’s Interior with Seismic Waves
Layering and Composition of Earth’s Interior
Earth’s Internal Temperature
Visualizing Earth’s Three-Dimensional Structure
Earth’s Magnetic Field and the Geodynamo
651-3072-AALFundamentals of Geology II: Surface of the Earth
Belegung ist NUR erlaubt für MSc Studierende, die diese Lerneinheit als Auflagenfach verfügt haben.

Alle anderen Studierenden (u.a. auch Mobilitätsstudierende, Doktorierende) können diese Lerneinheit NICHT belegen.
3 KP6RV. Picotti, W. Behr
KurzbeschreibungThe surface of the Planet Earth, main processes and formation of Sedimentary rocks in various environments. Time in Geology, stratigraphy and fossils, relative and absolute ages. Surface processes, water in the surface and subsurface, Ice and glaciers. Climate systems, Carbon cycle. Impact of human activities, anthropogenic climate change. Geobiology and early history of Planet Earth.
LernzielUnderstanding the processes and environments of Planet Earth. The peculiar way of reading the fossil record in Geology: understanding stratigraphy and time in the frame of the actual sedimentary environments. Mineral/life interactions and the impact of anthropic activities.
InhaltChapters 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22 of the Book: Understanding Earth (8th Edition, 2020), By John Grotzinger and Thomas Jordan.

CH 6 SEDIMENTATION: ROCKS FORMED BY SURFACE PROCESSES
Surface Processes of the Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Basins: The Sinks for Sediments
Sedimentary Environments
Sedimentary Structures
Burial and Diagenesis: From Sediment to Rock
Classification of Siliciclastic Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Classification of Chemical and Biological Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

CH 12 THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
What Is Climate?
Components of the Climate System
The Greenhouse Effect
Climate Variation
The Carbon Cycle

CH 13 CIVILIZATION AS A GLOBAL GEOSYSTEM
Growth and Impact of Civilization
Fossil-Fuel Resources
Alternative Energy Resources
Our Energy Future

CH 14 ANTHROPOGENIC GLOBAL CHANGE
Rise of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere: The Keeling Curve
Types of Anthropogenic Global Change: Chemical, Physical, and Biological
Climate Change
Ocean Acidification
Loss of Biodiversity
Managing the Carbon Crisis

CH 15 GLACIERS: THE WORK OF ICE
Types of Glaciers
How Glaciers Form
How Glaciers Move
Isostasy and Sea Level Change
Glacial Landscapes
Glacial Cycles and Climate Change

CH 16 EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT
Controls on Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Soils: The Residue of Weathering
Erosion and Formation of Stream Valleys
Mass Wasting
Classification of Mass Movements
Geomorphology and Landscape Development

CH 17 THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE AND GROUNDWATER
The Geologic Cycling of Water
Hydrology and Climate
The Hydrology of Groundwater
Erosion by Groundwater
Water Quality
Water Deep in the Crust

CH 18 STREAM TRANSPORT: FROM MOUNTAINS TO OCEANS
The Form of Streams
Where Do Channels Begin? How Running Water Erodes Soil and Rock
How Currents Flow and Transport Sediment
Deltas: The Mouths of Rivers
Streams as Geosystems

CH 19 COASTLINES AND DESERTS
Coastal Processes
The Shaping of Shorelines
Hurricanes and Coastal Storm Surges
Desert Processes
Windblown Sand and Dust
The Desert Environment
Tectonic, Climatic, and Human Controls on Deserts

CH 20 EARLY HISTORY OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
Origin of the Solar System
Early Earth: Formation of a Layered Planet
Diversity of the Planets
What’s in a Face? The Age and Complexion of Planetary Surfaces
Mars Rocks!
Exploring the Solar System and Beyond

CH 22 GEOBIOLOGY: LIFE INTERACTS WITH EARTH
The Biosphere as a System
Microorganisms: Nature’s Tiny Chemists
Geobiological Events in Earth’s History
Evolutionary Radiations and Mass Extinctions
Astrobiology: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
651-4041-00LSedimentology I: Physical Processes and Sedimentary Systems3 KP2GV. Picotti
KurzbeschreibungSediments preserved a record of past landscapes. This courses focuses on understanding the processes that modify sedimentary landscapes with time and how we can read this changes in the sedimentary record.
LernzielThe students learn basic concepts of modern sedimentology and stratigraphy in the context of sequence stratigraphy and sea level change. They discuss the advantages and pitfalls of the method and look beyond. In particular we pay attention to introducing the importance of considering entire sediment routing systems and understanding their functionning.
InhaltDetails on the program will be handed out during the first lecture.
LiteraturThe sedimentary record of sea-level change
Angela Coe, the Open University.
Cambridge University Press
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThe grading of students is based on in-class exercises and end-semester examination.
651-4043-00LSedimentology II: Biological and Chemical Processes in Lacustrine and Marine Systems
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the MSc-course "Sedimentology I" (651-4041-00L).
3 KP2GV. Picotti, A. Gilli, I. Hernández Almeida, H. Stoll
KurzbeschreibungThe course will focus on biological amd chemical aspects of sedimentation in marine environments. Marine sedimentation will be traced from coast to deep-sea. The use of stable isotopes palaeoceanography will be discussed. Neritic, hemipelagic and pelagic sediments will be used as proxies for environmental change during times of major perturbations of climate and oceanography.
Lernziel-You will understand chemistry and biology of the marine carbonate system
-You will be able to relate carbonate mineralogy with facies and environmental conditions
-You will be familiar with cool-water and warm-water carbonates
-You will see carbonate and organic-carbon rich sediments as part of the global carbon cycle
-You will be able to recognize links between climate and marine carbonate systems (e.g. acidification of oceans and reef growth)
-You will be able to use geological archives as source of information on global change
-You will have an overview of marine sedimentation through time
Inhalt-carbonates,: chemistry, mineralogy, biology
-carbonate sedimentation from the shelf to the deep sea
-carbonate facies
-cool-water and warm-water carbonates
-organic-carbon and black shales
-C-cycle, carbonates, Corg : CO2 sources and sink
-Carbonates: their geochemical proxies for environmental change: stable isotopes, Mg/Ca, Sr
-marine sediments thorugh geological time
-carbonates and evaporites
-lacustrine carbonates
-economic aspects of limestone
Skriptno script. scientific articles will be distributed during the course
LiteraturWe will read and critically discuss scientific articles relevant for "biological and chemical processes in marine and lacustrine systems"
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThe grading of students is based on in-class exercises and end-semester examination.
651-4113-00LSedimentary Petrography and Microscopy Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen 2 KP2GV. Picotti, M. G. Fellin
KurzbeschreibungMikroskopische Untersuchung und Beschreibung von Karbonat (1. Semesterhälfte) und siliziklastischen Gesteinen (2. Hälfte), sowie kieseligen, phosphatischen und evaporitischen Sedimenten.
LernzielBeschreibung von Inhalt (Körner, Zement/Matrix), Gefüge, Klassifikation der wichtigen Sedimentgesteine im Dünnschliff. Diskussion und Interpretation des Sedimtationsmilieus. Diagenetische Prozesse.
InhaltMikroskopie von Karbonat- und siliziklastischen Gesteinen, kieseligen Gesteinen und Phosphatgesteinen, ihren Ursprung und die Klassifikation. Diagenetische Prozesse.
SkriptWird zur Verfügung gestellt.
LiteraturTucker, M. E. (1985): Einführung in die Sedimentpetrologie. Ferdinand Enke Verlag, Stuttgart. 265 p.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesDer vorhergehende Besuch von anderen MSc Mikroskopiekursen (magmatische oder metamorphe Gesteine) ist keine Voraussetzung, wenn im Bachelorprogramm bereits ein Kurs in Mikroskopie der Gesteine absolviert wurde.
651-4117-00LSediment Analysis Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the MSc-course "Sedimentology I" (651-4041-00L).
3 KP2GM. G. Fellin, A. Gilli, V. Picotti
KurzbeschreibungTheoretische Grundlagen und Anwendungen von einfachen Methoden der Sedimentuntersuchung.
LernzielDas Ziel ist die korrekte Anwendung der Korngrösse- und Gefüge-Analyse an Sedimenten, um die sedimentären Prozesse und Ablagerungsräume zu bestimmen.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesPrerequisite: Successful completion of the MSc-course "Sedimentology I" (651-4041-00L).
KompetenzenKompetenzen
Fachspezifische KompetenzenKonzepte und Theoriengeprüft
Verfahren und Technologiengeprüft
Methodenspezifische KompetenzenAnalytische Kompetenzengeprüft
Problemlösunggefördert
Soziale KompetenzenKooperation und Teamarbeitgefördert
Persönliche KompetenzenKreatives Denkengefördert
Kritisches Denkengefördert
651-4132-00LField Course IV: Alpine Field Course
Findet dieses Semester nicht statt.
Priority is given to D-EAPS students. If space is available UZH Geography and Earth System Sciences students may attend this field course at full cost.

No registration through myStudies. The registration for excursions and field courses goes through http://exkursionen.erdw.ethz.ch only.
4 KP6PW. Behr, V. Picotti
Kurzbeschreibung
Lernziel
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesStudents who want to participate hand in a short motivation letter (max. 1 page A4). The final selection will be based on this motivation letter.
Deadline for motivation letter:

Final decision:

Students registering for the course confirm having read and accepted the terms and conditions for excursions and field courses of D-EAPS https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/erdw/department/dokumente/studium/exkursionen/AGB_ERDW_Exkursionen_en.pdf