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Marine Geology
Prof. K.G. Miller. [Prerequisite: 01:460:341.] Structure and evolution of ocean basins, continental margins, and marine sediments.
Syllabus
Week # |
Topics |
| 1 |
Introduction: History, techniques, sampling |
| 2 |
Geophysics and ocean morphology |
| 3 |
Plate tectonics I |
| 4 |
Plate tectonics II |
| 5 |
Ocean crust. P. Rona |
| 6 |
Tectonic history of the ocean basins |
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Overflight tour of New Jersey barrier islands |
| 7 |
Divergent (passive) continental margins |
| 8 |
Convergent (active) continental margins: R. Sheridan |
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Field trip to coastal plain |
| 9 |
Ocean circulation: Surface water |
| 10 |
Ocean circulation: Deep-water |
| 11 |
Deep Sea-Sediments: Biogenic |
| 12 |
Deep Sea-Sediments: Biogenic and biogeochemical cycles |
| 13 |
Deep Sea-Sediments: Terrigenous |
| 14 |
Fossils and stratigraphy |
| 15 |
Nearshore and shelf sedimentation |
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Midterm Exam |
| 16 |
Sea-level history I |
| 17 |
Sea-level history II |
| 18 |
Approaches to Paleoceanography I |
| 19 |
Approaches to Paleoceanography II |
| 20 |
The late Pleistocene ocean: Orbital forcing and climate system |
| 21 |
Plio-Pleistocene oceans |
| 22 |
Oligocene-Miocene paleoceanographyg |
| 23 |
Paleogene oceans |
| 24 |
Mesozoic oceans |
| 25 |
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