GEOL 735 - Lithospheric Dynamics

(3 units)

The course addresses heat generation and transport, rheology and strength of the lithosphere, isostasy flexure and dynamic topography.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe and apply important conceptions, governing equations, and scaling relationships in different geodynamic processes.
2. identify the core geodynamic processes related to their own research.
3. discuss the complex in real geological systems and the feedbacks between different processes.

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