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 2010
Section F01
CRN: 35731Semester: Spring 2010
Campus: Fairbanks
Start/End Date: January 12–May 10
Textbook 1: The Ocean Basins: Their structure..., Author: Open University Course Team, ISBN: 0-7506-5278-0, Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann. Textbook 2: The Sea Floor, Author: Siebold & Berger, ISBN: 3-540-60191-0, 3rd Edition, Publisher: Springer-Verlag
| 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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