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SIOG 244Shape and Structure of the Ocean Floor

4 units · SIOG · UC San Diego

Description and explanation of the structural geomorphology of oceanic crust, and of the tectonic and volcanic processes responsible for it. Description and interpretation of deep-sea sedimentary landforms (e.g., deep-sea fans, drifts, bedforms) and of the bottom currents that shape them. Offered in alternate years.

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Prerequisites

From the catalog: “graduate standing or consent of instructor.”