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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ERS 544 - Glaciology


A study of the dynamics of ice sheets including mass balance, flow of a crystalline material, temperature distribution in an ice sheet, processes at a glacier bed, principles of stress and deformation, and response to climate change. Emphasis on the origin of glacial landforms. Possible weekend field trip.

Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 258 or MAT 259 or permission.

Credits: 2