Courses - Fall 2026
GEOL455
Marine Geophysics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH141 and MATH140; and (GEOL120 or GEOL100). Or permission of CMNS-Geology department.
Restriction: Non-degree-seeking students require the permission of the instructor.
Credit only granted for: GEOL455 or GEOL489E.
Formerly: GEOL489E.
Plate tectonics, earthquakes and faulting, isostasy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration of the oceans using geophysical methods.
Prerequisite: MATH141 and MATH140; and (GEOL120 or GEOL100). Or permissi on of the CMNS-GEPS department. Junior Standing.
Plate tectonics, earthquakes and faulting, isostasy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration ofthe oceans using geophysical methods.
Plate tectonics, earthquakes and faulting, isostasy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration ofthe oceans using geophysical methods.
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University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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