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GS 290: Departmental Seminar in Geological Sciences

Current research topics. Presentations by guest speakers from Stanford and elsewhere. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit

GS 291: GS Field Trips

Field trips for teaching and research purposes. Trips average 5-10 days. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit

GS 292: Directed Reading with Geological Sciences Faculty

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit

GS 293A: Modern Carbonates Field Trip

Reading and discussion of papers addressing current topics in carbonate sedimentology, with a focus on modern carbonate sediments of the Bahamas. By invitation only.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1

GS 294: Structural Geology and Tectonics (GS 110)

Theory, principles, and practical techniques to measure, describe, analyze, and interpret deformation-related structures on Earth. Collection of fault and fold data in the field followed by lab and computer analysis; interpretation of geologic maps and methods of cross-section construction; structural analysis of fault zone and metamorphic rocks; measuring deformation; regional structural styles and associated landforms related to plate tectonic convergence, rifting, and strike-slip faulting; the evolution of mountain belts and formation of sedimentary basins. Prerequisite: GS 1, calculus. Recommended: 102.

GS 295: Research in the Field (GS 190)

Month long courses that provide students with the opportunity to collect data in the field as part of a team-based investigation of research questions or topics under the expert guidance of knowledgeable faculty and graduate students. Topics and locations vary. May be taken multiple times for credit. Prerequisites: GS 1, GS 102, GS 105.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-6 | Repeatable 3 times (up to 12 units total)

GS 299: Field Research

Two-three week field research projects. Written report required. May be repeated three times.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 2-4 | Repeatable 3 times (up to 12 units total)

GS 311: Interpretation of Tectonically Active Landscapes

Focuses on interpreting various topographic attributes in terms of horizontal and vertical tectonic motions. Topics include identification, mapping, and dating of geomorphic markers, deducing tectonic motions from spatial changes in landscape steepness, understanding processes that give rise to different landscape elements, interrogating the role of climate and lithology in producing these landscape elements, and understanding relationships between tectonic motions, surface topography, and the spatial distribution of erosion. Consists of two one hour lectures per week and one laboratory section that help students gain proficiency in Quaternary mapping and interpretation of topographic metrics.
Last offered: Autumn 2015

GS 312: Analysis of Landforms

Quantitative methods to analyze digital topography and to interpret rates of tectonic and geomorphic processes from topographic metrics. Topics include analysis of digital topography using local and neighborhood-based methods, spectral methods, and wavelet methods. Course consists of two one hour lectures per week and one laboratory section that will help students gain proficiency in calculating topographic metrics using ArcGIS and Matlab.
Last offered: Winter 2016

GS 313: Modeling of Landforms

Geomorphic-transport-rule-based, as well as mass- and momentum-conservation based models to understand the evolution of Earth¿s topography. Topics include formulation of land-sculpting processes as geomorphic transport rules, coupling this mass-conservation approach with mechanical models of crustal deformation, and analysis of landscape forms in terms of events for which mass and momentum of fluid and sediment can be conserved. Both analytical, as well as numerical (finite-volume) treatments of particular problems in tectonic geomorphology will be covered. The specific problems addressed as part of the course will be tailored to those currently investigated by class participants.
Last offered: Spring 2016
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