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3.00 Credits
bG ,Theory of Climate
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3.00 Credits
KananiLee. mwf 10.30-11.20 QR,Sc (33) An introduction to the structure and dynamics of Earth and other planets in the context of cosmic evolution. Review of basic physical principles and their applications to geophysics and planetary physics. Star formation and nucleosynthesis; planetary accretion and the birth of the solar system; heat flow, plate tectonics, and mantle dynamics; seismology and geodesy; core dynamics, geomagnetism, and planetary magnetism. Prerequisites: phys 181b and math 120a orb or equivalents.
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3.00 Credits
David Evans. tth 2.30-3.45, 1 htba QRSc (0) Quantitative methods for measuring horizontal motions on Earth's surface. Histories of continental motions and supercontinents during the past three billion years. True polar wander. Study of the foundations of paleomagnetism, including experience with field sampling and laboratory data acquisition. Prerequisites: g&g 100a, 110a, or a G&G course numbered 200 or higher; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Alexey Fedorov mw 11.35-12.50 QRSc (34) An introduction to ocean dynamics and physical processes controlling large-scale ocean circulation, the Gulf Stream, wind-driven waves, tsunamis, tides, coastal upwelling, and other phenomena. Modern observational, theoretical, and numerical techniques used to study the ocean. The ocean's role in climate and global climate change. After phys 181b and math 120a or b or equivalent, or with permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Jay Ague. mwf9.25-10.15 Sc Meets RP (32) Examination of the fundamental principles governing the formation of meta-morphic and igneous rocks during mountain building. Topics include processes of heat and mass transfer in orogenic belts, generation of igneous rocks in continental and subduction settings, ultrahigh pressure and ultrahigh temperature metamorphism, spatial and temporal patterns of petrologic processes throughout geologic time, and pressure-temperature-time paths of metamorphic and igneous rocks. Prerequisites: g&g 220b or equivalent, math 120a or b, and chem 115b or 118a, or with permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Ronald Smith and staff. tth9-10.15; labth or f 1.30-3.20 or 3.30-5.20 QR, Sc (0) A practical introduction to satellite image analysis of Earth's surface. Topics include the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, satellite-borne radiometers, data transmission and storage, computer image analysis, the merging of satellite imagery with gis and applications to weather and climate, oceanography, surficial geology, ecology and epidemiology, forestry, agriculture, archaeology, and watershed management. Prerequisites: college-level physics or chemistry, two courses in geol-ogy and natural science of the environment or equivalents, and computer literacy.
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3.00 Credits
Regional Perspectives on Global Geoscience
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1.00 Credits
Mark Pagani. tth11.35-12.50 Sc (0) A study of the dynamic evolution of Earth's climate. Topics include warm (the Cretaceous, the Eocene, the petm, the Pliocene) and cold (the "snowball Earth") climates of the past, glacial cycles, abrupt climate changes, the climate of the past thousand years, and the climate of the twentieth centur y. Aft er phys 18 1b and one course in meteorolog y (g&g 322 a) or oceanograph y (g&g 335a ), or with permission of instructo
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1.00 Credits
Mary-Louise Timmermans. tth1-2.15 QR,Sc (26) Derivation of the equations of a geophysical fluid. Analysis of the most important dynamical phenomena common to all planetary atmospheres, oceans, and interiors, with emphasis on the roles of planetary rotation, gravitation, and thermal gradients. After or concurrently with meng 361a or equivalent and one course in meteorology or oceanography, or with permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Ruth Blake. tth1-2.15 Sc (26) Alaboratory-based course providing interdisciplinary practical training in geomi-crobiological methods including microbial enrichment and cultivation techniques; light, epifluorescence, and electron microscopy; and molecular methods (dna extraction, pcr, t-rflp, fish). Prerequisite: college-level chemistry.
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