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GE 161 - Plate Tectonics, 9 units. Offered 2005, Winter Quarter.
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You will be exploring the earth dynamics based on a number of physiographic, geological and geophysical observations that you will be making yourself during the labs. The labs will lead you to develop a quantitative description of current plate kinematics as well as over a geological period of time. We will review plate boundary processes and discuss how plate tectonics relate to heat transfer in the earth and buoyancy forces.
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- GE 110 - Geographic Information Systems for Geology and Planetary Sciences, Fall 2007.
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Discussion of key issues in active tectonics based on a review of the literature. The topic of the seminar is adjusted every year based on the students interest and recent literature. Information is posted on the instructors web page.
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GE 277 - 2004: Himalayan tectonics
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GE 277 - 2005: From Rock Mechanics to Seismotectonics
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GE 277 - 2006: Mountain Building in Central Asia
Schedule - GE 277 - Winter
2007: Sensitivity
of seismicity to stress perturbations
- GE 277 - Fall 2007:
Megathrust Earthquakes
- GE 177b - Active Tectonics, 12 units. Third term, offered every two years.
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I will introduce a variety of techniques to describe 'quantitatively' deformation of the crust and lithosphere together with a review of the basic mechanisms governing lithospheric deformation and the seismic cycle. The emphasis will be put on active tectonics and continental deformation. We will be dealing with the earthquake cycle and how it concurs to geological deformation over the longer term. We will try to lead you to think not only in terms of kinematics, but also in terms of stress and rheology. The labs will lead you to analyze and model data from real-case studies.