MSL F630—Geological Oceanography
Details
Department: Marine Science and Limnology (MSL)
Course Number: MSL F630
Credits: 3.0
Grading Type: Letter
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Upper division undergraduates are invited to contact the instructor.
Description
Topography and structure of the ocean floor. Theory of plate tectonics. Geology of ocean basins, continental slope, shelf and coastal environments. Major sediment types and distributions. Sediment transport and deposition. Interaction between seawater, rock, and sediment. Paleoceanography.
Offerings for Spring 2009
Section F01
CRN: 48183Semester: Spring 2009
Campus: Fairbanks
Start/End Date: January 22–May 9
Textbook: The Ocean Basins. Open University Course Team, 2nd Edition, Butterworth-Heineman, ISBN: 0750639830 The Sea Floor, Seibold, 3rd Edition, Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 03540601910
| Days | Times | Room & Building | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR | 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | 214 O'Neill | Reynolds, Jennifer [webpage] [e-mail] |
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