Timeroom: Spring 2021

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 878 (1SY) - Remote Sensing Earth & Environmental Sciences

Earth/Envi Sci Remote Sensing

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 14
CRN: 55950

Remote sensing provides insight to spatial and temporal aspects of environmental and Earth systems. Students will examine digital image processing techniques, different sensor and platform technologies, and new trends and frontiers in remote sensing science. Weekly laboratory exercises build upon conceptual knowledge, data processing skills, and development of programming skills. Applied research questions and projects will use Google Earth Engine. Hyperspectral, lidar, and unmanned aerial systems will be presented. Prereq: Undergraduate Science Course.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): GSS 817

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	MW	2:10pm - 4:00pm	ONLINE

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (01) - Topics

Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 50996

Study on an individual or group basis in geologic, hydrologic, or oceanographic problems, under members of the graduate staff. Topics include: geochemistry, geomorphology, geophysics; glaciology; groundwater, structural, and regional geology; crystallography, mineralogy; petrology; thermodynamics; ore deposits; earth resource policy; paleontology; sedimentation; stratigraphy; water resources management; chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; earth systems; earth science teaching methods. Prereq: permission of staff concerned. May be repeated. Special fee on some topics.

Section Comments: Students should sign up for section 01 unless their specific topic is listed. Sign up for a topic through the Earth Sciences Department Office.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (03R) - Topics

Top/Bathymetric Spatial Analys

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Remote Section, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 7
CRN: 56559

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (2SY) - Topics

Top/Biogeochemistry

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Can be taken by students who are remote.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 11
CRN: 55952

Section Comments: Co-Listed with NR 844

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (3HY) - Topics

Top/Bathymetric Spatial Analys

Online Course Delivery Method: Online with some campus visits, EUNH

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 8
CRN: 50864

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	CHASE 142

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (4SY) - Topics

Top/Geol Oce Hydro Surveyors

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 12
CRN: 54077

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	ONLINE

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 898 (01) - Directed Research

Directed Research

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 57485

Research project on a specified topic in the Earth Sciences, guided by a faculty member. Cr/F.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 899 (01) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 6.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term* (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50288

May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credits. Cr/F.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 973 (1ON) - Seafloor Characterization

Seafloor Characterization

Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 55316

Remote characterization of seafloor properties using acoustic (echo sounders, sub-bottom profilers, side-scan, multi-beam and interferometric sonars) and optical (video and laser linescanner) methods. Models of sound interaction with the seafloor will be explored as well as a range of possible geologic, geotechnical, morphologic, acoustic, and biologic descriptors. Prereq: permission. (Also listed as OE 973.)

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): OE 973

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 996 (01) - Advanced Topics

Advanced Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 51108

Advanced work on an individual or group basis. Prereq: permission. May be repeated.

Section Comments: Students should register for section 01 unless their specific topic is listed. Sign up for a specific topic through the Earth Sciences Department office.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): EOS 996

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	TBA