Sedimentology
E&ES 301
Fall 2008 not offered
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With implications for groundwater and surface water resources, fossil fuels, agriculture, earth materials, climate change, land use, and the record of life, the earth's sedimentary system intersects nearly every human endeavor. We will explore the production, transport, and deposition of sedimentary materials from an environmental perspective that focuses on modern and ancient landscape systems. By applying a descriptive vocabulary of sedimentary particles, hydrodynamic structures, and physical form, we will investigate the processes and products of sedimentary environments in space and time. Principles of stratigraphic interpretation will be used map long-term changes in tectonic architecture and climate states. Local examples of glacial, fluvial, and coastal deposits, and ancient continental rocks will be used to practice fundamental methods of descriptive and interpretative sedimentary geology. |
Essential Capabilities:
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Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
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Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: E&ES101 OR E&ES199 OR E&ES106 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (E&ES)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(STS) |
Major Readings:
Major text to be determined. Selected readings from the literature.
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Examinations and Assignments: One 1 1/2-hour exam and a final, plus a research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Prerequisites: E&ES232 must be taken concurrently. Attendance at appropriate noon seminars will be required. There will be an all day trip to a major research lab, scheduled for the same day as the lab. One community service activity will be required. |
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