Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 561 (01) - Landscape Evolution

Landscape Evolution

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 10742
Special Fees: $35.00

Course focuses on the processes that shape the Earth's surface. Lectures discuss the development of landscapes in a wide variety of climatic and geologic settings, with an emphasis on understanding the process mechanics that create landforms and surficial deposits. Labs involve topographic map interpretation, geomorphic data analysis, and short field exercises. Course incorporates one weekend field trip that explores the landscapes of Cape Cod. Students also gain practical experience in geomorphic research by teaming up and completing a required lab- or field-based project. Lab.

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

Prerequisite(s): ESCI 401 or ESCI 409

Instructors: Joseph Licciardi

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	R	2:10pm - 4:00pm	JAMS 240
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	JAMS 254

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Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 631 (01) - Structural Geology

Structural Geology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16283
Special Fees: $35.00

Structural units of the Earth's crust and mechanics of their formation. Lab and fieldwork.

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

Prerequisite(s): ESCI 530

Instructors: Joel Johnson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	JAMS 252
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	1:10pm - 5:00pm	JAMS 252

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 705 (01) - Principles of Hydrology

Principles of Hydrology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 16284
Special Fees: $20.00

Basic physical principles important in the land phase of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, snowmelt, infiltration and soil physics, evapotranspiration, and surface and subsurface flow to streams. Problems of measurement and aspects of statistical treatment of hydrologic data. Field trips. Lab.

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

Prerequisite(s): ESCI 654 or ( (MATH 426 or MATH 424B) and (PHYS 401 or PHYS 407 or PHYS 407S or PHYS 407H) )

Cross listed with : ESCI 805.01

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Anne Lightbody

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	JAMS G54
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	F	1:10pm - 3:30pm	JAMS 221

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Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 720 (01) - Ocean Measurements Lab

Ocean Measurements Lab

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 12
CRN: 12761

Measurements of fundamental ocean processes and parameters. Emphasizes understanding typical coastal and estuarine measurements their applications, and the use of acquired data in terms of the effects on structures and processes in the ocean.

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

Equivalent(s): OE 710

Cross listed with : ESCI 720.02, ESCI 820.01

Only listed majors in section: OCEAN ENGR

Instructors: Thomas Lippmann

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	CHASE 175
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	R	1:10pm - 5:00pm	CHASE 171

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 720 (02) - Ocean Measurements Lab

Ocean Measurements Lab

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 12
CRN: 12762

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

Equivalent(s): OE 710

Cross listed with : ESCI 720.01, ESCI 820.01

Majors not allowed in section: OCEAN ENGR

Instructors: Thomas Lippmann

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	CHASE 175
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	R	1:10pm - 5:00pm	CHASE 171

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 734 (01) - Global Geophysics

Global Geophysics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 14701
Special Fees: $20.00

This course focuses on the structure of the Earth and dynamic processes within it. Topics include: plate tectonics, earthquakes and seismic waves, mantle convection, rheology and ice age dynamics, Earth's gravity field and geodesy, and the geodynamo. Lab.

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

Prerequisite(s): MATH 426 and PHYS 408

Cross listed with : ESCI 834.01

Instructors: Sophie Coulson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	11:10am - 12:00pm	JAMS 254
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	F	1:10pm - 3:30pm	JAMS 252

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 747 (01) - Aqueous Geochemistry

Aqueous Geochemistry

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 13
CRN: 16285
Special Fees: $35.00

The chemical processes that determine the composition of aquatic systems such as rivers, lakes, groundwater and the ocean. The goal is to quantitatively understand the behavior of inorganic species such as carbon dioxide, nutrients, trace metals and inorganic pollutants in natural waters. Topics include, acid-based equilibria, carbonate chemistry, reduction-oxidation reactions, organic complexation and mineral precipitation and dissolution. Lab. Prereq: one year college chemistry or geochemistry or permission.

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

Prerequisite(s): MATH 426 and (CHEM 404 or CHEM 405)

Cross listed with : ESCI 847.01

Instructors: Robert Letscher

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	JAMS 240
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	R	2:10pm - 4:00pm	JAMS 244

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 758 (01) - Introductory Physical Oceanography

Intro Physical Oceanography

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 10528

Descriptive treatment of atmosphere-ocean interaction; general wind-driven and thermo-haline ocean circulation; waves and tides; continental shelf and near-shore processes; instrumentation and methods used in ocean research. Simplified conceptual models demonstrate the important principles.

Section Comments: You must have JR or SR standing at the start of this course.

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

Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 407 or PHYS 407S or PHYS 407H) and ESCI 501

Cross listed with : ESCI 858.01

Instructors: James Pringle

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	12:10pm - 1:00pm	JAMS 254

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 759 (01) - Geological Oceanography

Geological Oceanography

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 10869

Major geological features and processes of the ocean floor; geological and geophysical methods; composition of the earth, sedimentary processes, plate tectonics and paleoceanography.

Section Comments: You must have JR or SR standing at the start of this course.

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

Prerequisite(s): ESCI 501

Cross listed with : ESCI 859.01

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Joel Johnson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	JAMS 252
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	1:10pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 252

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences

ESCI 770 (01) - Geodesy for Ocean Mapping

Geodesy for Ocean Mapping

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16677

Ocean mapping requires precise positioning and navigation. For this we need to precisely know Earth's shape, gravity field, and orientation in space. Data used for this purpose include satellite-based positioning, gravity measurements, and ground surveys. Reference frames can then be created allowing the integration of geometric observations for the creation of mapping products.

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

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 426 or MATH 426H) and (PHYS 407 or PHYS 407S or PHYS 407H or PHYS 401)

Cross listed with : OE 770.01, OE 870.01

Instructors: Semme Dijkstra

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	CHASE 130