Seminar in Climate, Tectonics, and Surface Processes

1 - 2 credits · Undergraduate credit

This seminar discusses the coupling and interactions between climate, tectonics, and Earth surface processes. This interdisciplinary seminar integrates concepts and readings from the fields of paleoclimate, neotectonics, tectonic geomorphology, lithosperic geodynamics, and process geomorphology. Emphasis is placed on learning how to critically analyze various methods, data sets, and arguments presented in the literature. Participants are expected to read and actively discuss current scientific papers.