Earth Sciences (ERTH)
Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Science
ERTH 4801 [0.5 credit]
Physics of the Earth
The physical properties of the solid Earth. Gravitational, magnetic and palaeomagnetic fields; seismology and earthquake occurrence; heat flow and thermal history. Geodynamic processes.
Also offered at the graduate level, with additional or different requirements, as
ERTH 5171, for which additional credit is precluded.
Prerequisites:
ERTH 3805; or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.