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Advanced Geodynamics

EPSc 558

L19
 
Advanced concepts in geodynamics including failure mechanics, plasticity, complex rheological models of the lithosphere, boundary layer theory, heat transfer and thermal evolution, global geodesy, relationships of interior processes to tectonics, and numerical implementation of geodynamical models.
 
Prerequisites
  EPSc 559 or permission of instructor
 
Schedule
  Three class hours per week
 
Credit
  3 units