Catalog Course Description

Gravity field, density distribution, and internal structure of the Earth and planets. Constitution, composition, temperature distribution, and energetics of the Earth's interior. The geomagnetic field, paleomagnetism, the geodynamo, and concepts in geophysical fluid dynamics.

Spring Term

6 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Fall Term

6 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Geophysics 122