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Prof. E.J. Garnero ASU
GLG 598 - Earth's Ups and Downs: Syllabus (NOTE: This course was (so far) only offered once, some years ago) |
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Prof. E.J. Garnero ASU
GLG 598 - Earth's Ups and Downs: Syllabus (NOTE: This course was (so far) only offered once, some years ago) |
| Week 1 | 1/20 | 1. | Course introduction and overview; survey |
| 1/25 | 2. | Earth formation, evolution, and composition | |
| Week 2 | 1/27 | 3. | Earth chemisty (Prof. Holloway, EG away at conference) |
| 2/1 | 4. | TBA (EG away) | |
| Week 3 | 2/3 | 5. | Density and seismic velocity distribution in Earth |
| 2/8 | 6. | Stress and strain | |
| Week 4 | 2/10 | 7. | Elasticity, flexure |
| 2/15 | 8. | Seismic waves | |
| Week 5 | 2/17 | 9. | Heat flow |
| 2/22 | 10. | Plate tectonics: evidence, types of boundaries | |
| Week 6 | 2/24 | 11. | Plate tectonics: margins |
| 3/1 | 12. | Subduction zones: observations, earthquakes, double Benioff zones | |
| Week 7 | 3/3 | 13. | Subduction zones: slab pull, for arc bending, age |
| 3/8 | 14. | Subduction zones: deep earthquakes | |
| Week 8 | 3/10 | 15. | Subduction zones: tomographic studies and results |
| 3/15 | 16. | Subduction zones: basic geodynamics | |
| Week 9 | 3/17 | 17. | Subduction zones: recent geodynamics results |
| 3/22 | 18. | Mid-ocean ridges (MOR): overview | |
| Week 10 | 3/24 | 19. | MOR: geophysical constraints and melt generation |
| 3/29 | 20. | MOR: relationship to mantle heterogeneity and dynamics | |
| Week 11 | 3/31 | 21. | Plumes: overview, hot spots, geochemistry |
| 4/5 | 22. | Plumes: geodynamics | |
| Week 12 | 4/7 | 23. | " " |
| 4/12 | 24. | Plumes: seismology | |
| Week 13 | 4/14 | 25. | Volcanoes: seismicity |
| 4/19 | 26. | Volcanoes: harmonic tremors | |
| Week 14 | 4/21 | 27. | Volcanoes: (sort of): deciphering Old Faithful |
| 4/26 | 28. | Class presentations | |
| Week 15 | 4/28 | 29. | Class presentations |
| 5/3 | 30. | TBA (EG away) | |
| Week 16 | 5/5 | 31. | TBA (EG away) |