GG 651:
Geomagnetism & Cosmic Magnetism
(3) GG 652: Gravity, Magnetics, and Heat Flow (3) (3 Lec) Uses of selected potential field and electromagnetic methods in tectonics or in exploration. Processing and interpretation techniques; modeling and inversion. (Alt. years) (Alt. years) Pre: consent. GG 653: Mantle Mineralogy (3) (3 Lec) Basic principles of thermodynamics, crystal chemistry, and phase transformations, with emphasis on their relevance to minerals under high pressure/temperature; survey of modern technologies on high pressure research, and evaluation of the proposed mineralogical models for the Earth’s mantle. Pre: consent. GG 654: Groundwater Contamination (3) (3 Lec) Principles of groundwater chemistry; chemical evolution in natural groundwater flow systems; sources of contamination; mass transport processes; hydrochemical behavior of contaminants. Pre: 455. GG 655: Groundwater Modeling (3)  (3 Lec) Introduction to the finite-difference method; steady-state and transient groundwater flow in saturated and unsaturated media; applications to groundwater recharge and aquifer evaluation. Pre: 455 and MATH 241 See Pa'e for additional information (will open in new window) GG 656:Transport Modeling (3) (3 Lec) Introduction to the finite-element method; transport of mass and heat in groundwater flow systems; applications to groundwater contamination. (Alt. years) Pre: 654 (or concurrent) or 655. GG 660: Seminar in Solid-Earth Geophysics (V) Tectonics and crustal deformation; isostasy; physical properties of Earth matter; physics of earth's interior; statistical interpretation; tsunamis; geomagnetism. Repeatable. Pre: consent. GG 665: Current Readings in Planetary Science(1) Review of current literature and research in planetary sciences; active student participation required. Repeatable. Pre: consent See Pa'e for additional information (will open in new window) GG 666: Planetary Surfaces (3) (3 Lec) Comparative geology of terrestrial planets (moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, and Earth); impact cratering, volcanism, geomorphology; remote sensing; manned and unmanned space exploration. Pre: 601, ASTR 630, or consent. (Alt. years) GG 667: (Alpha) Planetary Atmospheres(3) (3 Lec) Atmospheres of terrestrial and Jovian planets. Emphasis on physical and chemical processes. The subject is treated in two full-semester courses: (B) origin and evolution. Pre: consent. GG 669: Formation of the Solar System(3) (3 Lec) Nucleosynthesis; collapse of interstellar clouds, accretion of planets, meteorites, asteroids, comets as probes of the early solar system; cosmochemical processes; equilibrium condensation; isotopic anomalies; other solar systems. (Alt. years) Pre: 425, ASTR 630, or consent. GG 670: Geology of Planetary Bodies(3) (3 Lec) Composition and geologic evolution of the planets and their moons; impact cratering; volcanism; tectonism; remote sensing; manned and unmanned exploration and future missions. Topic choices: (A)General Geology of Planetary Bodies (B) the moon; (C) Mars. Pre: 666 or consent. GG 671: (Alpha) Remote Sensing: Planets(3) (3 Lec) Spectroscopic, radar, thermal, and other methods of remotely sensing planetary bodies; instrument and spacecraft design and application. (B)Planets; (C) Volcanoes (Alt. years) Pre: 666 or consent. GG 672: Seminar in Tectonics (3) (3 Lec) Evolution of ocean basins, margins, foldbelts, and platforms, from plate tectonics and regional syntheses of structure, petrology, geophysics, and stratigraphy. Repeatable. (Cross-listed as OCN 672) (Alt. years) Pre: consent. GG 673: (Alpha) Extraterrestrial Material (3) (3 Lec) Mineralogical and compositional characteristics of extraterrestrial matter and the implications for the origin and history of the solar system. The subject is treated in two full-semester courses: (B) meteorites; (C) petrologic evolution of the moon. Pre: consent. GG 674: Stratigraphy & Paleooceanography (2) Topics in biostratigraphy, evolution, sedimentary facies, paleooceanography; mesozoic and cenozoic marine record. Repeatable. (Cross-listed as OCN 674) (Alt. years) Pre: 301, 411, 423, or OCN 623; or consent. See Pa'e for additional information (will open in new window) GG 675: The Generic Mapping Tools (3) (3 Lec) Introduction to the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT). Processing of scientific data and the automated preparation of maps and illustrations using GMT on UNIX workstations, with introduction to UNIX and C shell environment. CR/NC only. Pre: none. GG 681: Continuum Mechanics (3) (3 Lec) Continuum mechanics in geophysics, planetary physics, and structural geology. Tensors; stress, strain, flow; conservation of mass, momentum, and energy; rheology; geophysical fluid dynamics. Pre: PHYS 400, MATH 402, or consent. GG 685: Geophysical Inverse Theory (3) (3 Lec) Least squares, the generalized inverse, singular value decomposition, maximum likelihood, Backus-Gilbert, Franklin, and Tarantola methods; applications. (Alt. years) Pre: 600 or consent. See Pa'e for additional information (will open in new window)
GG 691: Geological Data Analysis II (3) (3 Lec) Analysis of sequential data, Markov processes, series of events, spectral analysis, filtering, quantitative map analysis, and introduction to fractals. Pre: 413 and MATH 241, or consent. GG 698: Coral Reefs (2) (2 Lec) Biological and geological examination of modern and ancient coral reefs. Coverage of historical research, physical setting, biological setting, growth rates, stepping stone dispersal concept, paleogeography, geochemistry, tectonics, flexure, and modern guyot drilling. Pre: consent. (Cross-listed as OCN 698 and OEST 698) GG 699: Directed Research (V) CR/NC only. (Alt. years) Pre: consent. |
