Remote sensing involves the collection and processing of data from satellite and airborne sensors to yield environmental information about the earth s surface and lower atmosphere. Remote sensing enhances regional mapping of rock types and faults and analysis of vegetation cover and land-use changes over time. Principles of GIS include display and classification, spatial buffers, and logical overlays. Weekly labs focus on practical applications of these techniques to data from Hopkins Memorial Forest, the Berkshire region, and other areas of North America. Dethier GEOS 241 Test-Tube Earth.
Geochemistry embraces all aspects of the study of the earth.
In this course, we will look at the formation of our home planet, in the age before geologic time began. We will investigate the reasons why it is chemically zoned, with a molten core, hot rocky mantle, chilled outer crust, watery ocean, and turbulent gaseous atmosphere. We will also examine processes operating in the earth system at the present time, including the formation and destruction of stratospheric ozone, the origin and remediation of acid mine drainage, and other environmental issues. Cox 300-Level Courses GEOS 301 Structural Geology. The structure of the earth's crust is constantly changing and the rocks making up the crust must deform to accommodate these changes.