Glacial Geology - Spring 2009 - Class Schedule
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| Month |
Date |
Day |
Topic |
Chap.
[Benn/Evans] |
Lab
(M) |
Discussant |
| Jan |
14 |
W |
Introduction |
|
[None]
|
|
| |
16 |
F |
Glacier Systems |
1 |
|
|
| |
21 |
W |
Glacier Systems |
1 |
[None -
MLK Holiday] |
|
| |
23 |
F |
Snow, Ice, and Climate |
2 |
|
|
| |
28 |
W |
Snow, Ice, and Climate |
2 |
Balance |
|
| |
30 |
F |
Glacier motion |
4 |
|
|
| Feb |
4 |
W |
Glacier motion |
4 |
Flow |
Tom Beers
- Surging |
| |
6 |
F |
Subglacial Processes |
5 |
|
|
| |
11 |
W |
Subglacial Processes |
5 |
Deform |
Chad Klein - Debris-rich basal
ice |
| |
13 |
F |
Supra-/Englacial |
6 |
. |
Karl Wetlaufer - Crevasses |
| |
18 |
W |
Supra-/Englacial |
6 |
[None - Prez Day Holiday] |
Logan King -
Ogives |
| |
20 |
F |
HOUR EXAM |
|
|
[SIGN UP FOR PROJECT TOPIC] |
| |
25 |
W |
Glaciers and meltwater |
3 |
w/Time |
Lexi Coons -
outburst floods |
| |
27 |
F |
Glaciers and meltwater |
3 |
|
Kellen Takenaka -
subglacial
drainage systems |
| Mar |
4 |
W |
Glaciolacustrine/-marine
|
8 |
w/Space |
Holt Hancock -
Ice shelf flow |
| |
6 |
F |
Glaciolacustrine/-marine |
8 |
|
Tony Zwink -
Iceberg scouring |
| |
11 |
W |
Erosion and
Landscapes |
9 |
Meltwater |
Jim Cyrs -
Strandflats |
| |
13 |
F |
Erosion and
Landscapes |
9 |
|
Alex Marienthal -
Cirques, etc. |
| |
18 |
W |
|
|
|
SPRING BREAK! |
| |
20 |
F |
|
|
|
SPRING BREAK! [ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY] |
| |
25 |
W |
Ice-margin Environments |
7 |
Erosion |
Christina Carr -
glacitectonics |
| |
27 |
F |
Ice-margin Environments |
7 |
|
Caitlyn Florentine -
rock
glaciers |
| Apr |
1 |
W |
Sediment Facies |
10 |
Ero/Dep |
Tom Isaacs -
Outwash terraces |
| |
3 |
F |
Sediment Facies |
10 |
|
Travis Courthout -
Walther's Law |
| |
8 |
W |
Associations |
11 |
Eustasy |
Kyle Christensen -
kame & kettle |
| |
10 |
F |
|
|
|
University
Day Holiday |
| |
15 |
W |
Associations |
11 |
Isostasy |
|
| |
17 |
F |
Megageomorphology |
12 |
|
Erik Graafstra -
Lake Agassiz |
| |
22 |
W |
Megageomorphology |
12 |
[Comp.
Time] |
|
| |
24 |
F |
[Open] |
| |
26 |
Sun |
FIELD
TRIP |
| |
27 |
M |
Student presentations: Christina (Baltic Sea), Tony (Martian
icecaps), Kyle (Greenland balance), Lexi (Younger Dryas), Chad (Δsl&Antarctica),
Holt (Lake Vostok), TomI (GalCanyon), Travis (BeartoothRG) |
| |
29 |
W |
Student presentations: Kellen (Europa), Jim (HeinrichE), Logan
(GlLkMissoula)), Caitlyn
(RockGl) |
| May |
1 |
F |
Student
presentations: Alex (NBridgers-TOO BIG!), Erik (WilkinsIS), TomB (NW Crazies), Karl (BeringLB) |
| May |
5 |
Tue |
FINAL EXAM; 8-9:50 AM |