UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOPHYSICS
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester IV - Paper VI - Hydrogeology, Remote Sensing and Environmental Geology

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Hydrogeology Unit I

Groundwater in hydrologic cycle - Occurrence - Vertical distribution - Zones of aeration and saturation - water table - springs - Rock properties affecting groundwater.

Brief description of types on interstices, porosity, specific yield, specific retention and permeability.

Unit II

Types of aquifers: Unconfined - Confined - Perched - Ground water levels and a short account of causes for their fluctuations - Groundwater recharge - Artificial recharge.

Unit III

Groundwater movement - Darcy's law - Physical and Chemical Properties of water Quality criteria for different uses.

Ground water exploration - Surface methods - Electrical resistivity method.

Groundwater basins of Tamil Nadu.

Remote Sensing Unit IV

Defmition - Electromagnetic spectrum - Short account of different remote sensing systems - Platform - Sensors.

Stereoscopy: Description of lens and mirror stereoscopes - Procedure to use them for the study of stereopairs - An. outline of photo recognition elements and their application in geological studies.

Environment Geology Unit V

Introduction to Environment Geology.

Mitigaton and Disaster and remedial measures relating to natural hazards.

Impact of wind on environment - environment degradation due to mining and mineral processing - effects of urbanization on quality of surface waters - causes for groundwater pollution - Impacts of man on enviromnent - Types of Pollution.

Books Recommended

Modem Hydrogeology by Raphael G.Kazmann, Harper and Row Pub., New York, 1972.

Environment Geoscience by A.N. Strahler and A.M. Strahier, Hamilton Publishing Co., Santa Barbara, 1973.

Ground water Hydrogeology by D.K. Todd, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1980.

Environment Geology by D.R. Coates, John Wiley and Sons , New York, 1981.

Groundwater by H.M. Raghunath, 2^nd edition, Wiley Easter Ltd., New Delhi, 1987.

Introduction to Hydrogeology by Jr. Warren Viessman, Gary L. Lewis and John W.Knaff, 3^rd edition, Harper and Row Publishers, Singapore, 1989.

Environmental Geology by C.W. Montgomery, Wm.C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa, 1989.

Principle of Environmental Chemistry by H. Kothandaraman and Geetha Swatninathan, B.I. Publication Pvt. Ltd., 1997.

Ground Water by S.Ramakrishnan, K.J. Grapharts, Chennia, 1998.

Hydrogeology by Davis and Dewiest, John Wiley and sons, Inc., New York.

Photogeology by C. Miller, McGraw Hill Co.Inc., New York, 1961.

Principle and Application of Photogeology by S.N. Pandey.

Remote Semsing by Lillesand and Keifer, McGraw Hill Co. Inc., New York.