New courses in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/index.htm 2008-01-18 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm In this year's Geodynamics Seminar, we will explore the depth and breadth of scientific research related to Earth's present and past ice-sheets, glaciers and sea-ice, as well as extraterrestrial planetary ice. Invited speakers have been chosen from experts in the current frontiers in ice-related research, including planetary ice, climate records from polar and tropical ice cores, the Snowball Earth, subglacial volcanoes, ice rheology, ice sheet modeling, ice microkinetics, glacial erosion and tectonics, subglacial life and polar remote sensing. A field trip to Iceland in Summer 2006 will allow us to view some of the island's ice caps and glacial geology, the exposed mid Atlantic Ridge and evidence of ice-volcano interactions. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-753Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Bice, Karen 2007-11-09T04:31:15-05:00 12.753 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Geology/Earth Science, General extraterrestrial planetary ice sea-ice glaciers present and past ice-sheets mid-atlantic ridge glacial geology iceland subglacial life and polar remote sensing glacial erosion and tectonics ice microkinetics ice sheet modeling ice rheology subglacial volcanoes Snowball Earth climate records: polar and tropical ice cores planetary ice ice-related research MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm The Earth's crust is primarily composed of melting products from mantle plumes and mid-ocean ridges - both presently and over the course of Earth history. While both systems represent upwelling features in a convective mantle, they can be viewed as end-member systems in that plumes represent buoyant flow whereas mid-ocean ridges represent passive corner flow. This paradigm is not strict - flow beneath ridges may be buoyant in some places, for example, but it does provide a reasonable framework for enquiry. Plumes and ridges can be studied independently, but in many places across the globe the systems interact, often in intriguing fashion. The nature of these interactions provides an opportunity to improve our understanding of both systems, and provides new perspectives on the mantle, crustal, and water column processes associated converting heat from the Earth's interior into new crust, hydrothermal flow, and biological communities on the seafloor. The approach taken for the 2001 Plume-Ridge Interactions Seminar series was to start with basic ideas about mantle convection and tectonics, and an overview of the global hotspot and ridge systems. We then addressed three case studies of plume-ridge interactions in detail. Our first case was the interaction of the. Each of these systems provides a different perspective on the nature of plume-ridge interactions, and by comparison and contrast we are able to distill the fundamental aspects out of the complex array of geophysical and geochemical data associated with plume-ridge systems. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-753Spring-2001/CourseHome/index.htm Sohn, Robert 2007-11-09T04:27:38-05:00 12.753 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Geology/Earth Science, General seafloor biological communities hydrothermal flow new crust water column processes crust mantle plume ridge interaction Juan de Fuca Ridge Cobb Plume Galapagos Spreading Center Galapagos plume Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Iceland plume MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Survey of the important aspects of modern sediments and ancient sedimentary rocks. Emphasis is on fundamental materials, features, and processes. Textures of siliciclastic sediments and sedimentary rocks: particle size, particle shape, and particle packing. Mechanics of sediment transport. Survey of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks: sandstones, conglomerates, and shales. Carbonate sediments and sedimentary rocks; cherts; evaporites. Siliciclastic and carbonate diagenesis. Paleontology, with special reference to fossils in sedimentary rocks. Modern and ancient depositional environments. Stratigraphy. Sedimentary basins. Fossil fuels: coal, petroleum. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-110Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Southard, John 2007-11-07T11:36:40-05:00 12.110 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Geochemistry and Petrology petroleum. coal fossil fuels sedimentary basins stratigraphy depositional environments paleontology evaporites cherts carbonate rocks shales conglomerates sandstones sediment transport siliciclastic rocks sedimentary rocks sediments MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm In this year's seminar, we will embark on a scientific journey through some of the most controversial topics about the origin and formation of our home planet. This journey will take us to other planetary bodies - even to other solar systems - as we immerse ourselves in observations and theories from the microscopic to the universe scale. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-753Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Montesi, Laurent 2007-11-07T01:00:45-05:00 12.753 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Geology/Earth Science, General geodynamics Ontario including early atmosphere and oceans and theories of formation and evolution of planets thermodynamics and tracers of living organisms geology of other planets meteorites MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-090Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Southard, John 2007-11-06T11:31:11-05:00 12.090 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-759Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Mooy, Benjamin Van Repeta, Daniel 2007-11-26T11:14:18-05:00 12.759 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Provides an understanding of the distribution of organic carbon (OC) in marine sediments from a global and molecular-level perspective. Surveys the mineralization and preservation of OC in the water column and within anoxic and oxic marine sediments. Topics include: OC composition, reactivity and budgets within, and fluxes through, major reservoirs; microbial recycling pathways for OC; models for OC degradation and preservation; role of anoxia in OC burial; relationships between dissolved and particulate (sinking and suspended) OC; methods for characterization of sedimentary organic matter; application of biological markers as tools in oceanography. Both structural and isotopic aspects are covered. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-746Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Eglinton, Timothy Repeta, Daniel 2007-11-26T11:14:03-05:00 12.746 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences oceanography biological markers sedimentary organic matter dissolved OC burial anoxia preservation degradation microbial recycling pathways major reservoirs OC preservation mineralization molecular-level perspective global marine sediments organic carbon distribution organic geochemistry Marine MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm The laws of classical mechanics and thermodynamics are used to explore how the properties of fluids on a rotating Earth manifest themselves in, and help shape, the global patterns of atmospheric winds, ocean currents, and the climate of the Earth. Theoretical discussion focuses on the physical processes involved. Underlying mechanisms are illustrated through laboratory demonstrations, using a rotating table, and through analysis of atmospheric and oceanic data. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-003Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Marshall, John 2007-11-21T11:39:13-05:00 12.003 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics thermohaline circulation Abyssal circulation inhomogeneity geostrophic and hydrostatic balance salinity seawater ocean Hadley circulation Rossby number Coriolis force Ekman layer Taylor-Proudman Theorem Geostrophic motion radial inflow compressible flow Incompressible flow Hydrostatic balance Fluids in motion Winds Pressure and geopotential height Temperature Convective clouds Humidity adiabatic lapse rate Convection pressure and density Atmospheric layers greenhouse gases greenhouse effect global energy balance Characteristics of the atmosphere MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This course presents the phenomena, theory, and modeling of turbulence in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. The scope ranges from centimeter to planetary scale motions. The regimes of turbulence include homogeneous isotropic three dimensional turbulence, convection, boundary layer turbulence, internal waves, two dimensional turbulence, quasi-geostrophic turbulence, and macroturbulence in the ocean and atmosphere. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Ferrari, Raffaele Flierl, Glenn R. Flierl, Glenn 2007-11-02T03:00:39-04:00 12.820 12.822 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics internal waves stably stratified flows boundary layers convection shear flows geostrophic motions homogeneous flows planetary scale motions fine structure atmosphere oceans phenomena, theory, and modeling of turbulence MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This course presents the phenomena, theory, and modeling of turbulence in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. The scope ranges from centimeter to planetary scale motions. The regimes of turbulence include homogeneous isotropic three dimensional turbulence, convection, boundary layer turbulence, internal waves, two dimensional turbulence, quasi-geostrophic turbulence, and macroturbulence in the ocean and atmosphere. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Ferrari, Raffaele Flierl, Glenn R. Flierl, Glenn 2007-11-02T03:00:39-04:00 12.820 12.822 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics internal waves stably stratified flows boundary layers convection shear flows geostrophic motions homogeneous flows planetary scale motions fine structure atmosphere oceans phenomena, theory, and modeling of turbulence MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This course presents the phenomena, theory, and modeling of turbulence in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. The scope ranges from centimeter to planetary scale motions. The regimes of turbulence include homogeneous isotropic three dimensional turbulence, convection, quasi-geotropic turbulence, shallow water turbulence, baroclinic turbulence, macro turbulence in the ocean and atmosphere. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Ferrari, Raffaele Flierl, Glenn 2007-11-02T02:59:43-04:00 12.820 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Engineering Science Geological/Geophysical Engineering internal waves stably stratified flows boundary layers convection shear flows geostrophic motions homogeneous flows planetary scale motions fine structure atmosphere oceans and modeling of turbulence theory phenomena MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Principles of thermodynamics are used to infer the physical conditions of formation and modification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Includes phase equilibria of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems and thermodynamic modelling of non-ideal crystalline solutions. Surveys the processes that lead to the formation of metamorphic and igneous rocks in the major tectonic environments in the Earth's crust and mantle. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-480Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Grove, Timothy 2007-10-16T01:02:28-04:00 12.480 en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Geophysics and Seismology Soil Chemistry and Physics thermodynamics thermodynamic models Mixed Volatile Equilibria P-T-XCO2-XH2O Silicate Melts Gibbs Method Composition Space Schreinemaker's Analysis Liquidus Diagrams Multi-Component Systems Heterogeneous Equilibria T-ƒO2 Relations Rhombohedral Oxides Spinels Quad Homogeneous Equilibria Multi-site Mineral Solutions Alkali Feldspars Solution Models Plagioclase Feldspars Solution Models Pyroxene Thermometry Non-ideal Solutions Ideal Solutions mantle crust tectonic environments MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Introduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change, and the institutions engaged in negotiating an international response. Develops an integrated approach to analysis of climate change processes, and assessment of proposed policy measures, drawing on research and model development within the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-023JSpring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm Jacoby, Henry Cohen, Jason Sarofim, Marcus Prinn, Ronald 2007-10-11T01:31:26-04:00 15.023J ESD.128J 12.848J en-US Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change research and model development policy measures climate change processes international response threat ecological issues economics, science and policy global climate change Sloan School of Management Engineering Systems Division MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm