Geology 334 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Spring 2019)
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Class Meetings: Tues-Thur 10:00-11:20, Cascade Rm 202
Lab Meetings: Columbia Rm 143, and Cascade 101 |
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Instructor:
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Dr.
Rebecca Dorsey |
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Office: 305D Cascade Hall
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Phone: 346-4431
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Email:
rdorsey@uoregon.edu |
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Office Hours: M, T, Th, 4-5, or by appointment |
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Teaching Assistant: Kevin Gardner (kgardne2@uoregon.edu), Cascade room 305C
Text: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (2012, 5th
ed.) by Sam Boggs |
Course Syllabus:
The FIELD TRIP will depart at 8:00 a.m. Saturday May 11, from the Onyx Bridge Parking Lot. Return by 7:00 pm same day.
Here is an Equipment List for the trip.
Course Links:
Related Links
Climate Change
Science - a few web sites
Grand
Canyon Photos - where art meets stratigraphy
Global Cycles and Sediments- by Paul Olsen, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
(from his Dinosaurs course)
The KEELING CURVE - An amazing record of CO2 through time, from 800,000 years ago to the present
EPA Acid Rain Page (see
related: a simplified geologic
map of the U.S.). See below for link to the NADP.
PRISM Climate Data - Excellent source of data on precipitation ththrough time in the U.S.
Laminar Flow in corn
syrup A fun demo at You Tube
Sediment Transport
Animations - by Mark Schmeeckle, Arizona State University.
See also, excerpts
from his modeling paper (a pdf file), published in Sedimentology (2003)
USGS Bedform Sedimentology
- great animations and movies, by Dave Rubin and others
Sediment
Transport Movies - nice collection, by Paul Heller (University of Wyoming)
Turbidity
Currents and Snow Avalanches - A quick search in Google Scholar
Sequence Stratigraphy
Concepts - explained beautifully by Steve
Holland, University of Georgia
Sequence Stratigraphy
II - at SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology).
Coral Reefs
- a few links to coral reef pages
NOAA's Paleoclimate web pages- great source of information and data
Pineapple Express
- strong flow of moist warm air from the tropical western Pacific Ocean
Other Web Resources
Web Resources
for Sedimentary Geologists
UO Dept of Earth Sciences
University of Oregon
List of UO Computer
Labs
Teaching and Learning Center offered by the UO Office of Student Services
Student
Conduct Code - UO's Policy Statement: please read it.
Becky Dorsey's Home
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