Timeroom: Spring 2023

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 875 (01) - Advanced Topics in Ocean Mapping

Adv Topics in Ocean Mapping

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 14
CRN: 51695

The second of two courses covering the principles and practices of hydrography and ocean mapping. In this course the following topics are covered: Verification and Field QA/QC, Water Levels (Tides); Mapping Standards; Survey Planning, Execution and Reporting; Terrain Analysis; Optical Remote Sensing; Data Presentation; Seafloor Characterization; Electronic Navigational Charts; Hydrography for Nautical Charting, Product Liability and contracts; and the United Nations Common Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Prereq: ESCI 872, ESCI 874/OE 874, two terms each of college calculus and physics. Pre- or Co-req: MATH 831 or equivalent material.

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

Equivalent(s): OE 875

Instructors: Semme Dijkstra, Larry Mayer, Andrew Armstrong

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	MWF	11:10am - 12:00pm	CHASE 130
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	T	1:10pm - 5:00pm	CHASE 130

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 878 (01) - Remote Sensing Earth & Environmental Sciences

Earth/Envi Sci Remote Sensing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 9
CRN: 54027

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.

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

Equivalent(s): GSS 817

Instructors: Michael Palace

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	JAMS 221

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (01) - Topics

Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 50856

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.

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

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (02) - Topics

Topics/HydroDataAnalysis

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 56257

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

Instructors: Anne Lightbody

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	JAMS 254
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	R	2:10pm - 4:30pm	JAMS 221

Additional Course Details:

Introduction to data analysis techniques necessary to quantify and explore terrestrial water budgets, including rates of precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff; recurrence intervals; and construction of rating curves. Topics will include data importation, data cleaning, data manipulation, and curve-fitting, with an emphasis on visual and exploratory analysis. Project-based labs will involve active application of newly learned techniques to publicly available USGS and NOAA datasets. Students will gain experience using Python Pandas for hydrological applications. No programming experience required.

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 896 (03) - Topics

Top/Bathymetric Spatial Analys

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 8
CRN: 50736

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

Instructors: Rochelle Wigley

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	CHASE 142

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 898 (01) - Directed Research

Directed Research

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 54633

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

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

Instructors: Anne Lightbody

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023		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 2023 - Full Term* (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50236

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

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

Instructors: Anne Lightbody

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 973 (01) - Seafloor Characterization

Seafloor Characterization

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 56263

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.)

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

Equivalent(s): OE 973

Instructors: Brian Calder, Larry Mayer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	W	2:10pm - 5:00pm	CHASE 210

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 996 (01) - Advanced Topics

Advanced Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 50961

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

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

Equivalent(s): EOS 996

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 996 (02) - Advanced Topics

AdvTop/Adv Sedimentology

Credits: 1.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 56857

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

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): EOS 996

Instructors: Joel Johnson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023		Hours Arranged	TBD TBD