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5.00 Credits
Introduces students to the structure and function of neotropical ecosystems, as well as to geological, biological, cultural, and economic forces affecting biodiversity in the tropics. This course is taught on-site in Costa Rica. There are additional costs beyond tuition.
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5.00 Credits
Examines the coral reef environment including its biology, geologic setting, chemical and physical characteristics, and its relation to fossil coral reefs and global climate change. This course is taught on-site in the Bahamas. Prerequisite: SCUBA certification required, previous tropical field course experience or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Modern and ancient coral reefs, lagoons, seagrass beds, beaches, dunes, tidal flats, blue holes, paleosols, and sand shoals are examined and evaluated in the field and in discussions, lectures, and projects. This field course includes trips to rock units in the Midwest and a field trip to the Bahamas. Prerequisite: two previous geoscience courses or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Natural variations, measurement techniques, and geologic applications of radiogenic and stable isotopes. Prerequisites: GLG 211 and GLG 357.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces techniques used in constructing and solving mathematical models of groundwater flow. Emphasis is on solution of groundwater flow problems with the use of digital computers using finite-difference techniques to approximate the groundwater-flow differential governing equations. Develops a familiarity with and applies widely-used packaged models while learning about grid and boundary design, model parameter value selection, and calibration. Prerequisite: GLG 408/508, MTH 151, 153, or 157.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the structure, composition, properties, uses, and environmental significance of clays and clay minerals. Prerequisite: GLG 201 or CHM 158 and CHM 141 or permission of instructor; GLG 211 recommended.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces methods of soil morphology, taxonomy, and genesis of modern and fossil soils. Describes how to use fossil soils to infer past environmental conditions. Prerequisite: GLG 301 or GLG 454 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Reviews the forcing mechanisms of climate change over geologic time scales and examines the records of climate change including ice cores, ocean sediment cores, lakes, and seleothems. Prerequisite: GLG 211.
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3.00 Credits
Evaluation of the physical mechanisms of sedimentary basin formation including isostasy; flexure, thinning and thermal contraction of the lithosphere; subsidence analysis; sequence straitgraphy; paleocurrents and sediment provenance; and tectonics of sedimentary basins. Prerequisite: GLG 301 and GLG 322.
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4.00 Credits
Origin and development of landforms with emphasis on fluvial systems. Process and response systems. Corequisite: GLG 211 or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with GEO 424/524. 3 Lec. 1 Lab.
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