GEOL 577 - Tsunami Geology and Geophysics

Description:
Course will cover the current science of paleotsunami research, an overview of modern survey observations, the basic physics of tsunami generation and propagation, and introduce students to tsunami modeling methodologies. GEOL 477 and GEOL 577 are cross-listed; students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: graduate standing.

Credits:
(2)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Analyze methodologies for studying paleotsunamis and evaluate specific examples.
Assess the current state of paleotsunami research in a region of interest and propose future research avenues.
Find and evaluate primary literature.
Discuss how a modern tsunami survey is conducted, diagnose what parameters of tsunami geology are important to measure, and appraise how recent events affected scientific methods and goals.
Describe how tsunami models operate, compute a simulation using standard methodologies, and synthesize results.
Demonstrate an understanding the basic physics of tsunami generation and propagation.
Evaluate how new scientific ideas evolve from being controversial to accepted or rejected.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/19/2015

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