Global Geophysics EASC 317 (3)
Application of geophysical methods to the study of the Earth's evolution and its interior structure: geometrical nature of plate tectonics on a sphere; the Earth's magnetic field and its use in reconstruction of past plate motions; earthquake seismology and understanding the deep interior, gravity and lithospheric flexure, radioactive decay and an absolute geological time scale; heat loss and mantle convection; structure of oceanic lithosphere; structure of continental lithosphere; the early Earth and the tectonics of other planets. Prerequisite: EASC 207 or permission of instructor. Quantitative.
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Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |