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Lecture Links: Geology ~ Oceanography ~ Hazards

 

Solar System
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>> Turbulence Key to Planet Formation, New Study Suggests
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Planet-Forming Disk Spotted Around Dead Star
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Twin Voyager Spacecraft Turn 30
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Cooling Earth
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Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's formation

>> Formation of Solar System (283.0K)
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Birth of the Moon (129.0K)


Plate Tectonics
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>> USGS: This Dynamic Earth - the Story of Plate Tectonics

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Wikipedia: Eduard Suess
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Wikipedia: Alfred Wegener
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PBS: Harry Hess

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Core Spins Faster Than Earth, Lamont Scientists Find
>> Experiment Mimics Earth's Spinning Core

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Wikipedia: Dynamo theory
>> Why Does Earth's Magnetic Field Flip?
>> Compass Needles to Flip, Models Show
>> Artist's Rendition of the Solar Wind


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Mysterious "Swarm" of Quakes Strikes Oregon Waters
>> Siqueiros transform fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean


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History of Global Plate Motions
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Late Precambrian Supercontinent and Ice House World
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Dance of the Giant Continents



>> Age of the Sea Floor (59.0K)
>> Breakup of Pangaea (35.0K)

>> Mantle Convection (32.0K)

>> Marine Magnetic Anomalies (61.0K)
>> Origin of Magnetic Anomalies (46.0K)
>> Model of Mantle Convection (32.0K)

>> Isostatic Adjustment (36.0K)
>> Glacial Effect on Crust (42.0K)
>> Isostasy in a Mountain Belt (9.0K)
>> Isostatic Adjustment Due to Erosion (36.0K)

>> Continent - Continent Collision (27.0K)
>> Convergent Plate Boundary (99.0K)
>> Ocean Continent Convergence (349.0K)
>> Ocean Ocean Convergent Boundary (76.0K)
>> Oceanic-continental convergence (Quicktime)

>> Continental Breakup by Mantle Plumes (28.0K)
>> Divergent Plate Boundary (Quicktime)
>> Divergent Plate Boundary (40.0K)
>> Evolution of a Divergent Plate Boundary (88.0K)


>> Hot Spots and Aseismic Ridges (186.0K)
>> Plate Motion and Mantle Plumes (76.0K)
>> Fringing Reefs and Atolls (78.0K)

>> Sea Floor Spreading (115.0K)


Earthquakes
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>> Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900
>> Largest Earthquakes in the United States
>> Historic Earthquakes in Southern California

>> The Southern California Earthquake Data Center

>> Did you Feel It?

>> Determining Location of an Earthquake (115.0K)
>> Focus of an Earthquake (17.0K)
>> Geologic History of Minor Canyon (397.0K)

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P Wave and S Wave Shadow Zones (58.0K)
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Particle Motion in Seismic Waves (60.0K)
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Seismic Refraction (791.0K)
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Seismograph for Vertical Rock Motion (15.0K)
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Seismograph for Horizonal Motion (250.0K)

>> Fault Movement (182.0K)
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Types of Faults (182.0K)

>> Normal Faults (135.0K)
>> Reverse and Thrust Faults (91.0K)
>> Development of Basin and Range Features (128.0K)
>> Evolution of Basin and Range Landforms (128.0K)

>> Elastic Rebound Theory (30.0K)

>> Tsunami (157.0K)
>> Formation of a Tsunami (157.0K)

>> USGS Response to an Urban Earthquake -- Northridge '94


Igneous Activity
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>> Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900
>> Largest Earthquakes in the United States
>> Historic Earthquakes in Southern California
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The Southern California Earthquake Data Center

>> Generation of Magma (155.0K)
>> Mount St. Helens Eruption (50.0K)
>> Bowens Reaction Series (10.0K)
>> Convergent Boundary Magma Formation (155.0K)
>> Divergent Boundary Magma Formation (53.0K)
>> Eruptive Cycle of a Geyser (58.0K)
>> Ocean Continent Convergent Boundary (79.0K)
>> Silicate Structures (75.0K)


Lecture Links ~ Oceanography
Solar System
| Plate Tectonics
| Features of the Sea Floor | Earthquakes | Sediments | Atmospheric Circulation
Oceanic Circulation | Sea Water | Waves & Tides | Coastal Processes


Features of the Sea Floor

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>> Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900
>> Largest Earthquakes in the United States
>> Historic Earthquakes in Southern California

>> The Southern California Earthquake Data Center

>> Determining Location of an Earthquake (115.0K)
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Marine Sediments
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Atmospheric Circulation
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Oceanic Circulation
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Sea Water
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Waves & Tides
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>> Obital Motion in Shallow Water (70.0K)
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Coastal Processes
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>> Seasonal Cycle of a Beach (57.0K)
>> Longshore Drift of Sand (48.0K)
>> Spits and Baymouth Bars (52.0K)
>> Coastal Straightening (21.0K)
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The road to the magnetic north pole

Lecture Links ~ Hazzards
Solar System
| Plate Tectonics | Earthquakes | EQ Case Studies | Tsunami | Igenous Activity
Volcano Case Studies | Fire | Storms | Flooding


EQ Case Studies
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>> EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE, MEXICO CITY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985
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1700 Cascadia earthquake
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The January, 1700 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami
>> Some Observations of Geotechnical Aspects of the February 28, 2001, Nisqually Earthquake in Olympia, South Seattle, and Tacoma, Washington
>> Magnitude 7.6 PAKISTAN, Saturday, October 08, 2005
>> Pakistan map
>> Geological Survey of Pakistan
>> The Great 1906 Earthquake And Fire
>> The Great 1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake
>> Fort Tejon Earthquake
>> 2008 Chino Hills Earthquake
>> San Fernando Fault Zone
>> Northridge Earthquake
>> 1812 New Madrid earthquake
>> The Mississippi Valley-"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
>> New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-1812
>> The Reelfoot Rift
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Tsunami
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>> Tsunami (157.0K)
>> Formation of a Tsunami (157.0K)


Volcano Case Studies
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>> Generation of Magma (155.0K)
>> Mount St. Helens Eruption (50.0K)
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Fire
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Storms
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Flooding
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>> Tsunami (157.0K)
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