| Call Number | 13702 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
TR 1:10pm-2:25pm To be announced |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructors | Baerbel Hoenisch Maureen Raymo |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Prerequisites: college-level geology helpful but not required. Introduces the physical, chemical and biological processes that govern how and where ocean sediments accumulate. Major topics addressed are: modes of biogenic, terrigenous and authigenic sedimentation, depositional environments, pore fluids and sediment geochemistry, diagenesis, as well as biostratigraphy and sediment stratigraphic principles and methods. Second half of the semester focuses on major events in Cenozoic paleoceanogrpahy and paleoclimatology including orbital control of climate, long-term carbon cycle, extreme climate regimes, causes of ice ages in Earths history, human evolution, El Niño evolution, and long-term sea level history. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Enrollment | 25 students (30 max) as of 12:05PM Monday, December 30, 2024 |
| Subject | Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| Number | GU4937 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Section key | 20251EESC4937W001 |