EOSC 450 · Potential Fields in Earth and Planetary Sciences

Theory, application and quantitative interpretation of potential field methods in Earth and planetary sciences. Topics drawn from problems in geophysical exploration, geodesy, geodynamics of the planets, geomagnetism, planetary magnetic fields, heat flow and fluid flow. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: One of PHYS 312, MATH 316, MATH 257 and one of PHYS 102, PHYS 108, PHYS 118, PHYS 158, SCIE 001.