Ground-Water Hydrology Occurrence of ground water. Basic equations and concepts of ground water flow. Methods of ground water investigation. The stratigraphic and geomorphic record of the Pleistocene Epoch and the techniques of its interpretation. The course utilizes the department's Weather Station and Geosciences Computer Laboratory where oceanographic and atmospheric data are remotely sensed from space.
Course includes petrography and x-ray fluorescence.
The principles of thermodynamics are reviewed and applied to geological processes at high temperature and high or low pressure. Low Temperature Geochemistry Chemical equilibria in aqueous systems and at low temperature are studied and applied to weathering, sedimentary processes, and ore formation. Hydrodynamic equations for a rotating earth. Dynamic meteorology and oceanography. This course links processes and interactions of the atmosphere, ocean and solid earth and their impact on climate and climate change.