terça-feira, 15 de outubro de 2013

How Grand Canyon was made?

   The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona, EUA. It is 446 km long, up to 29 km wide and attains a depth of over a 1800 meters.


   Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history has been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.






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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon

terça-feira, 11 de junho de 2013

STRATI 2013, Lisbon - First International Congress on Stratigraphy

   It is with pleasure that the Organizing Committee announces the 1stInternational Congress on Stratigraphy (STRATI 2013), to be held in Lisbon, 1–7 July 2013.


   This congress follows the decision to internationalize the conferences previously organized by the French Committee of Stratigraphy (STRATI), the last one of which was held in Paris in 2010. Thus, the congress possesses both the momentum gained from an established conference event and the excitement of being the first International Congress on Stratigraphy. It is being held under the auspices of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (IUGS), and it is envisaged that this first congress will lead to others being held in the future.

  Stratigraphy is a geoscience specialism that involves numerous researchers and practitioners worldwide and has many applications, with growing importance in scientific, technological, economic, and environmental fields. The Organizing Committee welcomes all interested parties to this event and intends to hold a congress of high scientific quality in a friendly and professional environment.

More informations: http://strati2013.org/

domingo, 3 de fevereiro de 2013

World of Geology


   "World of Geology" é um site onde se pode descarregar bibliografia das diversas áreas da geologia e suas aplicações. Também se pode encontrar algumas animações ilustrativas de diversos processos geológicos e outras temáticas.


http://worldofgeology.weebly.com/index.html


terça-feira, 29 de janeiro de 2013

Jortec 2013 - "Geociências na sociedade: perspectivas"


   As Jornadas Tecnológicas FCT-UNL têm como objectivo base a aproximação de Alunos, Docentes, Investigadores e Empresas, dando a conhecer o que de melhor se desenvolve nas várias áreas científicas. Na edição deste ano, a JORTEC de Eng. Geológica irá abordar a temática "Geociências na sociedade: perspectivas". 


   O evento irá decorrer durante o dia 19 de Fevereiro de 2013 na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia,  Campus da Caparica.

   Durante a manhã, entre as 9:00 e as 13:30 horas, irão decorrer palestras com especialistas nas áreas da Geotecnia, Geoambiente, Hidrogeologia e Georecursos:
  • Professor Doutor António Costa e Silva (PARTEX Oil and Gas);
  • Doutor João Lobo-Ferreira (LNEC);
  • Mestre Luís Martins (Colt Resources);
  • Engenheiro Carlos Baião (CENORGEO);
  • Engenheiro José Arega Lopes (Galp Energia).
    Moderação: Professora Doutora Ana Paula Silva (FCT UNL)

       Da parte da tarde, a partir das 15 horas, haverá uma Mostra de Empresas & Associações ligadas às Geociências.
     Contamos com a sua presença!



    Toda a informação no site oficial: http://eventos.fct.unl.pt/engeojortec13

    domingo, 20 de maio de 2012

    Welcome to the Anthropocene

    Uma viagem de 3 minutos ao longo dos últimos 250 anos, desde o início da Revolução Industrial .