How geologic processes and hazards influence our lives and how we may in turn influence geologic processes. Development and dynamics of alpine and continental glaciers. Glacial erosion and deposition, and resultant landforms. Geochronology applied to the Quaternary Period. Examination of the driving forces and products of the last 3 million years of global climate change as derived from the geologic record preserved on land, in the ocean, and in glacial ice.
Lab meets once a week.
Geology 20, Physical Geology or consent of instructor.