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| GE398 - Plate Tectonics |
| Primary-literature-assimilation course that guides students through the development of plate tectonic theory from its beginnings to modern-day thoughts on plate movements and interactions. Topics include growth of oceanic crust, subduction tectonics, continental strike-slip tectonics, and continent-continent collision. Laboratory component emphasizes analysis of modern and ancient plate boundaries using geophysical, bathometric, geospatial, thermochronologic, and geological data sets. Also designed to improve oral communication skills. |
| Course held on: -M-W-F- Building/Room:MUDD 102 |
Sullivan, Walter A.
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MUDD 215 |
Office Hours: Open-door policy |
Syllabus and Reading Lists | Papers Available as PDF's | Cool Websites
Syllabus and Reading Lists
Papers Available as PDF'sReading List 1
Benioff, 1954
Wilson, 1965
Isacks et al., 1968
Geophysics lecture
Bond et al., 2007
Reading List 2
Moores and Twiss chapter 5---Required for everyone
MacDonald et al., 1988
Stinton and Detrick, 1992
Smith and Cann, 1993
Escartin et al., 1999
Reading List 3
Miller et al., 1983
Bartley and Wernicke, 1984
Wernicke and Axen, 1988
Gans, 1987
MacCready et al., 1997
Thatcher et al., 1999
Comment and reply from Snake Range papers
Gans and Miller, 1985
Wernicke and Bartley, 1985
Reading List 4
Bennett et al., 1999
Miller, 1998
Unsworth et al., 1997
Henstock et al., 1997
Titus et al., 2007
Niemi and Hall, 1992
Fumal et al., 1993
Reiners and Brandon, 2006
Reading List 5
Molnar and Tapponnier, 1975
Wang et al., 2001
Hauck et al., 1998
Johnson, 2002
Harris, 2007
Le Pichon et al., 1992
Klamath Mountains Project
Snoke and Barnes, 2006
Wright and Fahan, 1988 |
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