Presently, Earth Sciences discipline offers various fields of research which include diverse problems in earth science domain. This includes River science, Glacio-fluvial coupling, Geomorphic applications in stream management, Pathways of contamination in Freshwater System, Build-up and Wash off of Micro & Emerging pollutants, Sources of the urban pollution and sustainability of urban water cycle under changing climate regime, Development of pollution assessment tools, remediation technique, and management.
Here is a detailed presentation on scope of Earth System Science.
The discipline of Earth Sciences at IIT Gandhinagar envisions holistic understanding of earth system through multidisciplinary studies of its major components namely lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, and their interactions at different spatio-temporal scales.
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