Courses - Fall 2026
GEOL655
Marine Geophysics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: Permission of CMNS-Geology department.
Recommended: GEOL120 or GEOL100; and MATH141.
Restriction: Non-degree-seeking students require the permission of the instructor.
Credit only granted for: GEOL655 or GEOL789E.
Formerly: GEOL789E.
An introduction to geophysical aspects of global tectonics. Quantitative geophysical approached are introduced for: past and present plate motions, seismology and interior of the Earth, gravity and isostasy, heat and mantle dynamics. Ocean ridges, hydrothermal vents, transform faults, oceanic core complex, ocean trenches and subduction zones, accretionary anderosion wedges, rift and rift margins, convergence and collisons, sedimentary basins.
Prerequisite: Permission of CMNS-GEPS department.
An introduction to geophysical aspects of global tectonics. Quantitative geophysical approaches are introduced for: past and present plate motions, seismology and interior of the Earth, gravity and isostasy, heat and mantle dynamics. Ocean ridges, hydrothermal vents, transform faults, oceanic core complexes, ocean trenches and subduction zones, accretionary and erosional wedges, rifts and rift margins, convergent and collisional margins, sedimentary basins.
An introduction to geophysical aspects of global tectonics. Quantitative geophysical approaches are introduced for: past and present plate motions, seismology and interior of the Earth, gravity and isostasy, heat and mantle dynamics. Ocean ridges, hydrothermal vents, transform faults, oceanic core complexes, ocean trenches and subduction zones, accretionary and erosional wedges, rifts and rift margins, convergent and collisional margins, sedimentary basins.
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