Geo 1012


Planet Earth

lecture outlines



30 Sep - 2 Oct
perspectives: space and time
radioactive dating
2 Oct (kind of)
geologic time compressed into one year
4 Oct
the planets and the solar system
9 Oct
energy from the sun
11 Oct
the structure of the earth
14 Oct
the rheological structure of the earth
16 Oct
gravity, isostasy and earth materials
21 Oct
plate tectonics I
23 Oct
plate tectonics II
25 Oct
plate tectonics III
28 Oct
plate tectonics IV
30 Oct
plate tectonics and continental crust
4 Nov
hydrosphere and oceans I
6 Nov
atmosphere I
11 Nov
atmosphere II
13 Nov
ocean-atmosphere circulation
15 Nov
climate I: long-term stability
18 Nov
climate II: climate change history
20 Nov
climate III: records and causes of climate change
25 and 27 Nov
ecosphere and life
2, 4 and 6 Dec
human impacts