GEOS544

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GEOS544 - Advanced Physical Sedimentology

GeosciencesGraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

016293

Course Description

First half of course deals with mechanics of flows and sediment transport, oscillatory and unidirectional flows, waves and wave theory, bedforms and flow regimes, sediment gravity flows, liquefaction and fluidization. Second half covers physical processes and facies in alluvial fan, fluvial, eolian, deltaic, nearshore, shelf, slope and turbidite fan systems. Emphasis is on clastic systems.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Graduate

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No