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| The Institute of Earth Sciences, founded in 1978, encompasses working units in Geology, Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography. The Institute of Earth Sciences is responsible for teaching and research of the entire spectrum of earth sciences studies, including geological sciences (structural geology, geophysics and geodynamics, geochemistry, hydrology, mineralogy and earth materials, paleontology and evolution, geochronology); atmospheric sciences (physics and chemistry of the atmosphere, ocean-atmosphere interaction, chemistry of atmospheric pollution, meteorology); physical geography (geomorphology, climatology, arid zone ecosystems, pedology, surface processes); and oceanography (ocean chemistry, physics of the ocean, biological interaction therein, paleo-oceanography). The main research interests of the Institute's staff include the geology and tectonics of rift systems and the Mediterranean region, fracturing processes in rocks, geochemistry of oceanic and crustal processes, petrology and geochemistry of sedimentary, magmatic and metamorphic rocks, bio-geo-chemistry, coral reefs, geo-hydrology, paleoclimatology, geomorphology of arid terrains, mineralogy of clays and soils, dynamic meteorology, cloud physics, remote sensing in the atmosphere, arid climatology, aerosols, etc. A comprehensive curriculum in oceanography has been developed together with the Institute of Life Sciences, and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat (IUI), in cooperation with other institutions of higher education, and with governmental agencies for oceanographic and limnological research. The Institute's faculty members conduct research projects on subjects of economic and defense interest and have served as scientific consultants to various major national development projects, such as cloud seeding and rain enhancement, atomic energy site planning, environmental problems in the operation of electrical power stations, water quality control, marine pollution and mineral industry. |
