Dynamic geology - selected issues 1300-OGDZW3W

Supplement and enlargement of the knowledge about the selected egzodynamical processes that shape the Earth's surface and its deposits, in particular operating in the human environment. The surface of the earth as the boundary of litho-, hydro- (cryo-), atmo-, and biosphere (rhizosphere). Role of microclimate and influence of microorganisms on the weathering and soil-forming processes. Karst processes as a threat (geohazard). Microbial processes in the surface zone of the Earth's crust in the soil, and in the zone below the water/sediment interface. Organic matter in the earth's crust. Selected aspects of hydrogeology and early diagenesis of sediments. Dust and aerosols in the atmosphere. Sediments associated with aerosols. Energetic and quantitative aspects of the selected egzodynamical processes. Rate of the egzodynamical processes. Heat balance in the surface area of the Earth's crust. Renewable energy sources. Geological disasters and their prediction. Hurricanes, devastating rains and floods, their causes and their record in the sediments. Human impact on the geological processes and the record of that impact in the sediments. The Aral Sea disaster as an example of the complexity of the human impacts on the environment.