EARTH SCI 756 / Advanced Methods in Sedimentology and Stratigraphic Analysis

3 unit(s)

C. Eyles, J. Boyce, E. Reinhardt, J. Rink (not all instructors will participate every year)

The course will focus on the methods used in understanding sedimentological and stratigraphic successions, whether they are modern, archaeological or deep-time records. It will be structured as a modular course, consisting of anything between 3-5 modules on various topics. Topics include sedimentary environments, isotope stratigraphy & geochronology, sequence stratigraphy, magnetic stratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy and biostratigraphy. Each topic will consist of lectures, core papers and research papers.