Intermediate, Earth Sciences, Assignments

Transport Processes in the Environment

introduction to mass transport in environmental flows with emphasis on river & lake systems, derivation & solutions to differential mass conservation equations, molecular & turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange & particle transport: readings, labs, tools, related resources

Nature of Geographic Information

promotes understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as "geospatial"): Data and Information, Scales and Transformations, Census Data and Thematic Maps, Topology and Geocoding, Land Surveying and GPS, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Remotely Sensed Image Data, Integrating Geographic Data

Glacial Geology

characteristics, origin and development of glacial landforms and related phenomena from the past three million years: Glacier (Characteristics, Flow), Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Erosional Landforms, Ice Age Chronology, Glacial (Erosion, Deposition & Till Characteristics, Mass Balance, Debris Transport, Meltwater Deposits & Landforms), Depositional Landforms, Causes of Climate Change

Physical Geography Lab

physical processes that shape the earth & tools used to study these processes

World Regional Geography

N. Africa & SW Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Russia, Middle America, East Asia, N & S America, Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand, The Pacific Realm

Physical Geography

explores different aspects of natural environment, including atmosphere & hydrosphere (weather & climate, oceans), lithosphere (landforms, earth processes) & biosphere (plants & animals, primarily), emphasizes relationships: study guides, web resources

Earth Sciences

courses: earth science writing, surface & ground-water resources, hydrologic modeling, snow dynamics and accumulation, hydrothermal system in Yellowstone National Park, applied geological hydrology, controlled groundwater areas in Montana, mountains and plains riparian processes, Northern Rocky Mountain landscapes, electronic hydrology, hydrology of streams and lakes

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