An introduction to the Earth as a large heat engine; topics will focus on large scale dynamic processes that occur in the deep interior (mantle and core convection) and their relation to activity and phenomena on the face of the Earth (tectonic plate motions, plate interactions, earth magnetic field, etc.). Antirequisite(s): Earth Sciences 1023A/B, the former Earth Sciences 085a/b. Prerequisite(s): Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours, 0.5 course. back to top
