GEOL 309 - Volcanology

Processes, products, and hazards of volcanic eruptions. Topics to include eruptive mechanisms, volcanic landforms and their relation to the composition and physical properties of magmas, emplacement mechanisms of pyroclastic flows and characteristics of their deposits, calderas, volcanic gases, effects of volcanic eruptions on climate and the atmosphere, volcanic hazards and their mitigation, and geothermal energy and mineral resources.

Prerequisites & Notes: GEOL 211; or GEOL 101 and GEOL 211A; or SCED 202 and GEOL 211A
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter