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GEOSCIENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Antonella AMORUSO GEOSCIENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
EQF6
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2022/2023

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1CARTOGRAFIA E TELERILEVAMENTO (MODULO DI GEOSCIENZE PER L'AMBIENTE)
540LESSONS
112EXERCISES
2GEORISCHI (MODULO DI GEOSCIENZE PER L'AMBIENTE)
540LESSONS
112EXERCISES
LUCA CRESCENTINI2 T Curriculum
ANTONELLA AMORUSO1 Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES; THE COURSE ALSO AIMS TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL (SEISMIC AND VOLCANIC) HAZARDS, THEIR IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES, AND THE EARTH PROCESSES THAT UNDERPIN THEM. THE COURSE INCLUDES TWO PARTS: "CARTOGRAFIA E TELERILEVAMENTO" (CARTOGRAPHY AND REMOTE SENSING) AND "GEORISCHI" (GEOHAZARDS).

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (FIRST MODULE):

- CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHY, REFERENCE SYSTEMS AND CARTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS USED IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MAPS;
- DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS;
- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS;
- DATA MODELING, FUNCTIONS AND TOOLS OF A GIS;
- FEATURES OF REMOTE SENSING IMAGES, SPECTRAL SIGNATURES AND MULTISPECTRAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS;
- CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA AND REMOTE SENSING IMAGES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING AND MONITORING;
- CAPABILITY TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION GIVEN BY CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND THEMATIC MAPS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (SECOND MODULE):

- AIMS AND LIMITS OF THE STATISTICAL APPROACH TO NATURAL HAZARDS;
- DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABISLISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD APPROACHES;
- ORIGIN OF EARTHQUAKES AND ITALIAN SEISMICITY;
- ITALIAN SEISMIC HAZARD, SEISMIC WAVE AMPLIFICATION, SEISMIC MICROZONING;
- EARTHQUAKE HAZARD MITIGATION STRATEGIES;
- ORIGIN OF ITALIAN VOLCANISM;
- ERUPTION PRECURSORS AND FORECASTING;
- VOLCANIC HAZARD MITIGATION STRATEGIES.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS (FIRST MODULE):

- USING CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL;
- MANIPULATING AND ANALYZING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA AND USING GIS SOFTWARE;
- USING REMOTE SENSING IMAGES;
- PRODUCING REPORTS AND THEMATIC MAPS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING AND MONITORING.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS (SECOND MODULE):

- RECURRENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATE FROM CATALOGUES AND ITS USE FOR HAZARD ESTIMATION;
- SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATE OF SEISMIC WAVE AMPLIFICATION;
- USE OF THE GUTENBERG-RICHTER LAW AND ATTENUATION LAWS FOR EARTHQUAKE HAZARD;
- ESTIMATE DISPERSAL AND FRAGMENTATION INDEXES AFTER EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS.
Prerequisites
CONTENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, DATA ANALYSIS, FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOSCIENCES.
Contents
FIRST MODULE:
COORDINATES AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS AND CARTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS USED IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MAPS. FUNDAMENTALS OF THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY. DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS).
DATA MODELING, FUNCTIONS AND TOOLS OF A GIS. GEOREFERENTIATION, DATA CLASSIFICATION (RASTER AND VECTOR), TOPOLOGIC OVERLAY, BUFFERING.
BASIC PHYSICS FOR REMOTE SENSING AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS. REMOTE SENSING SENSORS AND FEATURES OF REMOTE SENSING IMAGES. SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST. MULTISPECTRAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS. VEGETATION INDEXES. REMOTE SENSING IMAGE CLASSIFICATION.
SECOND MODULE:
BRIEF RESTUDYING OF STATISTICS. HAZARD AND RISK. BERNOULLI AND POISSON MODELS FOR HAZARD ESTIMATIONS.
STRESS. PRINCIPAL STRESSES AND TECTONIC REGIME. SEISMIC WAVES. DETERMINATION OF EARTHQUAKE FAULT PLANES. EARTHQUAKE LOCALIZATION. MAGNITUDE, SEISMIC MOMENT. EARTHQUAKE MONITORING.
LOCAL SEISMIC RESPONSE. SEISMIC HAZARD IN ITALY. DETERMINISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD APPROACH.
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL VOLCANOLOGY. VOLCANO MONITORING. MODELS OF VOLCANO EXPLOSIONS. VOLCANIC HAZARD IN CAMPANIA.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES (80 HOURS, 10 ECTS), PRACTICALS (24 HOURS, 2 ECTS). STUDENTS SERVE THEIR INTERESTS BEST BY REGULAR ATTENDANCE.
Verification of learning
FINAL ORAL EXAM (ABOUT ONE-HOUR LONG). IT INCLUDES QUESTIONS ON COURSE TOPICS AND SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS, ALSO BY USING SOFTWARE TOOLS.
Texts
FIRST MODULE:
GIANFRANCO AMADIO, INTRODUZIONE ALLA GEOMATICA - MANUALE INTRODUTTIVO AI SISTEMI INFORMATIVI GEOGRAFICI, ED. DARIO FLACCOVIO EDITORE, 2012
NICCOLÒ DAINELLI, L’OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA - TELERILEVAMENTO - MANUALE TEORICO-PRATICO PER L’ELABORAZIONE DELLE IMMAGINI DIGITALI, ED. DARIO FLACCOVIO EDITORE, 2011
SECOND MODULE:
CLASS NOTES

ADDITIONAL COURSE MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE TEACHER WEBSITE.
More Information
STUDENTS MAY CONTACT THE COURSE TEACHERS BY EMAIL (AAMORUSO@UNISA.IT AND LCRESCEN@UNISA.IT).

LECTURES ARE GIVEN IN ITALIAN.
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