(For Susanne Janecke's Tectonics-NA Class) 10 Sep PPT Lecture on 20 Years of GPS Tectonics


USU Geology 7600 Course Materials, Fall 2007

Course Syllabus

Class Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00-12:50, in Geology 217a

PowerPoint Lectures; Seminar Materials and UPDATED Schedule:

  • 28 August: Introduction to Concepts of Lithosphere
  • 30 August: The Geotherm: Lithosphere = Thermal Boundary Layer?
  • 4 November: Hasterok & Chapman, 2007 (html)
  • 6 September: The Geotherm II: Extensional Basins
  • (and here are promised notes on backstripping).
  • 11 September: van der Beek & al., 1994
  • (also in "Geophysics Seminar" mailbox, Oldham room)
    (along with McKenzie's 1978 EPSL paper on extensional basin formation)
  • 13 September: Convection I: The Basics
  • 18 September: Kellogg & al., 1999 (html); McNamara & Zhong, 2005 (html).
  • 20 September: Convection II: Delamination.
  • 25 September: Zandt & al., 2004 (html)
  • 27 September: Introduction to Seismology I: Lithosphere = Seismic Lid?
  • 2 October: Zandt & al., J. Geophys. Res. 100(B6), 10529-10548, 1995.
  • (Copy suitable for photocopy in "Geophysics Seminar" mailbox, Oldham room)
    (Also the original can be found in Documents room)
    Marlon's Discussion ppt
  • 9 October: Seismology II: Asthenosphere & the red-ite/blue-ite schism
  • 11 October: Smyth & al., Phys. Earth & Planet. Int. 143, 271-278, 2004
  • Meagan's Discussion ppt
  • 16 October: Seismology III: Anisotropy
  • 18 October: Toomey et al. 2007 (html)
  • 23 October: Flexural Isostasy: Loading and Model Parameterization
  • 25 October: Perez-Gussinye & al. 2007
  • Joel's Discussion ppt
  • 30 October: The Seismogenic Zone
  • 1 November: Watts & Burov, 2003 (html)
  • Kelly's Discussion ppt
  • 6 November: Rheology from Flexural Rigidity
  • 8 November: Perez-Gussinye & al., 2007
  • Marlon's Discussion ppt
  • 13 November: Rheology, Plate Motion and the Mantle
  • 15 November: Mierdel & al. 2007 (html)
  • Dan's Discussion ppt
  • 20 November: The Tectosphere
  • 22 November: (Thanksgiving Break)
  • 27 November: Forte & Perry, 2000 (html)
  • Discussion ppt
  • 29 November: Mantle Isotope Geochemistry
  • 4 December: Hanan et al., 2004 (html)
  • Discussion ppt
  • 6 December: Project Presentations