Marine Geology and Geophysics
The structure and history of the seafloor, from mid-ocean ridges and trenches to continental margins and sediments.
OCEA-304 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Oceanography
Course content
- 1Mapping the seafloor: sonar and bathymetryComing
- 2Ocean crust and mid-ocean ridgesComing
- 3Magnetic anomalies and seafloor spreadingComing
- 4Transform faults and fracture zonesComing
- 5Subduction zones and trenchesComing
- 6Seamounts and hotspotsComing
- 7Continental marginsComing
- 8Marine sediments and their sourcesComing
- 9Turbidity currents and submarine canyonsComing
- 10Paleoceanography from sediment coresComing
- 11Seafloor resources and hazardsComing
- 12Capstone: the geology of the Atlantic and Pacific margins of CanadaComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
The structure and history of the seafloor, from mid-ocean ridges and trenches to continental margins and sediments.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.