Earth Surface Processes

Undergraduate

Introduction to sedimentary rocks as paleoenvironmental archives. Reconstruction of depositional environments and paleoclimatic and paleoecological conditions using sedimentological tools. Topics include sedimentology and stratigraphy and an introduction to how 'reading' the sedimentary record can be used to infer Earth's environmental, biological, climatic, chemical and tectonic history Prerequisite: EPS 0300 , 1010 , 1100 or 1250 or permission of the instructor. SC MW 11:35am-12:50pm