Dependencies among Quantitative Earth Science courses

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Quantitative course dependencies within EOAS only. For dependencies on MATH, PHYS, CPSC, STAT and other courses, see detailed maps for 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th year courses. or or or or or Notes: • ONLY quantitative courses are included. • or means “ Choose one of ”. • ssc points to Stu. Services Center. • exp point to UBCexplore.io. EOSC472 • EOSC472 Chemical Oceanography and Marine Geochemistry, 3 credits, 3-0-2*. • Controls on chemical composition and elemental distributions in seawater and marine sediments (including nutrient elements, dissolved gases, the carbonate system, marine organic matter, and trace metals); solution chemistry of seawater; isotopic tracers of rates and dates in marine systems; geochemical balance in the oceans. ssc exp EOSC410 • EOSC410 Geoscientific Data Analysis and Empirical Modelling, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Application of data analysis and empirical modelling strategies for conducting a data-oriented research in geosciences; from setting research questions and hypothesis to delivering and interpreting results. Examples are drawn from across the Earth, ocean, atmospheric and planetary sciences. ssc exp EOSC442 • EOSC442 Climate Measurement and Analysis, 1 credit, 0-3-0. • Local climate time series collection and analysis. Retrieval and analysis of online climate data and model output. ssc exp EOSC453 • EOSC453Physics of the Earth and Other Planets, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Identification and quantitative analysis of diverse physical problems in the earth, ocean, atmospheric, and planetary sciences. ssc exp EOSC471 • EOSC471 Waves, Currents and Ocean Mixing, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Use of observations, theory and model results to solve physical oceanographic problems including applications to transport and mixing of pollutants or nutrients. ssc exp EOSC473 • EOSC473 Methods in Oceanography, 3 credits, 0-3-0. • Methods of data acquisition, study and analysis required in solving oceanographic problems. Includes a field school held during the mid-term break. A fee is to be paid by January 31. Open to third- and fourth-year students in Oceanography, or with permission of the Department Head. ssc exp ATSC409 • ATSC409 Numerical Techniques for Ocean, Atmosphere and Earth Scientists, 3 credits, 0-0-3. • Web-based introduction to the practical numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations including considerations of stability and accuracy. ssc exp ATSC406 • ATSC406 Operational Meteorology, 3 credits, 2-2-0. • Introduction to meteorological prediction, meteorological data analysis, prognosis of weather systems, motion and development, satellite imagery, Doppler radar, numerical weather prediction, synoptic and mesoscale forecasting, applied laboratory exercises. ssc exp ATSC404 • ATSC404 Dynamic Meteorology, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Dynamic principles governing atmospheric motions on a rotating planet. Simplified mathematical models of atmospheric flow based on scale analysis. Application to synoptic-scale and general circulation of the troposphere. ssc exp ATSC405 • ATSC405 Cloud Physics and Chemistry, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Cloud thermodynamics, chemistry and microphysics. Computer modelling of droplet growth, convection, and mixing. Application of differential equations to atmospheric problems. ssc exp EOSC450 • EOSC450 Potential Fields in Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • 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. ssc exp EOSC429 • EOSC429 Groundwater Contamination, 3 credits, 2-2-0. • Contaminant transport processes in groundwater flow systems; aqueous and multiphase transport; mathematical models describing migration and chemical evolution of contaminant plumes; case studies. ssc exp EOSC434 • EOSC434 Geological Engineering Practice II - Soil Engineering, 3 credits, 2-2-0. • Application of geomorphology, hydrogeology, and soil mechanics to geotechnical design. Influence and treatment of geological uncertainty in geotechnical hazard and risk assessments; multi-disciplinary approaches to geotechnical engineering problems in realistically complex geological environments. Case histories. ssc exp EOSC428 • EOSC428 Field Techniques in Groundwater Hydrology, 3 credits, na. • Hydraulic head measurements, water-quality sampling, pump and slug testing, infiltration measurements, profiling techniques. Held over five days after spring term at the Richmond groundwater hydrology field-school site. Enrolment limitations. ssc exp EOSC433 • EOSC433 Geological Engineering Practice I - Rock Engineering, 3 credits, 2-2-0. • Application of rock mechanics, hydrogeology, and engineering design tools in realistically complex geological environments. Influence and treatment of geological uncertainty, and use of field data, geotechnical monitoring, and numerical analyses for tunnelling, mining and rock slope engineering projects. Case histories. ssc exp EOSC350 • EOSC350 Environmental, Geotechnical, and Exploration Geophysics I, 3 credits, 3-2-0. • Principles of geophysical survey design, data acquisition, processing and interpretation with emphasis on near-surface problems. Magnetic, seismic reflection/refraction, electromagnetic and ground penetrating radar surveys. Case history analysis of environmental and geotechnical problems. ssc exp EOSC325 • EOSC325 Principles of Physical Hydrogeology, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Theories of storage and movement of water within groundwater systems; Groundwater-surface water interaction; Role of groundwater systems in watershed management and regulating the environmental impacts of global change; Groundwater sustainability; Impacts of climate & land use changes on groundwater resources ssc exp EOSC352 • EOSC352 Geophysical Continuum Dynamics, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Introduction to tensor calculus and continuum mechanics. Stress, strain and strain-rate tensors. Mass, momentum and energy balance. Applications to problems of geophysical heat transport, elasticity and fluid dynamics ssc exp EOSC354 • EOSC354 Analysis of Time Series and Inverse Theory for Earth Scientists, 3 credits, 3-2-0. • Continuous and discrete Fourier transforms, correlation and convolution, spectral estimates, optimum least-squares filters, deconvolution and prediction, frequency-wave number filtering. A practical course on computer techniques applied to the analysis of a wide range of geophysical phenomena. ssc exp EOSC373 • EOSC373 Introductory Oceanography: Climate and Ecosystems, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean and their interaction with climate and marine food-webs. ssc exp ENVR300 • ENVR300 Introduction to Research in Environmental Science, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Environmental research. Students investigate research methodologies and reporting in a range of scientific disciplines and fields. ssc exp EOSC353 • EOSC353 Seismology, 3 credits, 3-3-0. • Hooke's law for isotropic continua, elastic wave equation, reflection and refraction methods for imaging the Earth's internal structure, plane waves in an infinite medium and interaction with boundaries, body wave seismology, inversion of travel-time curves, generalized ray theory, crustal seismology, surface waves and earthquake source studies. ssc exp ATSC313 • ATSC313 Renewable Energy Meteorology, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • The meteorology of hydro, wind, and solar power. Atmospheric processes affecting renewable energy on global, regional & local weather scales. ssc exp ATSC303 • ATSC303 Methods in Atmospheric Science, 3 credits, 2-2-0. • An introduction to instrumentation used in monitoring the state of the atmosphere; a brief survey of methods of analysis of meteorological data. ssc exp ATSC301 • ATSC301 Atmospheric Radiation and Remote Sensing, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Energy transfer at infrared, visible, and microwave wavelengths. Analysis of satellite measurements of the atmosphere and surface. ssc exp EOSC329 • EOSC329 Quantitative Groundwater Hydrology, 3 credits, 2-3-3. • Introduction to theory of groundwater flow; flow nets; regional groundwater resource evaluation; well hydraulics; role of groundwater in geologic processes, case studies. ssc exp EOSC372 • EOSC372 Introductory Oceanography: Circulation and Plankton, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Physical and chemical processes and their controls on the distribution of plankton in the ocean. ssc exp EOSC340 • EOSC340 Global Climate Change, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Mechanisms and processes of past and future global environmental and climate change ssc exp EOSC213 • EOSC213 Computational Methods in Geological Engineering, 3 credits, 3-1-0. • Combining basic physical principles with their mathematical description and generating computational models that describe them. Introduction to basic building blocks in modelling, simulation and parameter estimation. ssc exp EOSC250 • EOSC250 Fields and Fluxes, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Application of classical theory of scalar and vector fields to geophysical sciences. Conductive, convective and radiative energy flux, gravitation, electrostatics, and magnetostatics. Gauss' and Stokes' theorems. ssc exp EOSC211 • EOSC211 Computer Methods in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, 3 credits, 3-2-0. • Mathematical computer-based problem solving in the physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Problems drawn from studies of the earth, the oceans and the atmosphere. ssc exp EOSC212 • EOSC212 Topics in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Cutting edge problems in earth, ocean, atmospheric and planetary sciences. Topics will be introduced through discussions of the current literature ssc exp ATSC201 • ATSC201 Meteorology of Storms, 3 credits, 3-0-0. • Characteristics and physical processes of thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, hail, hurricanes, blizzards, cyclones and other storms. ssc exp ATSC212 • ATSC212 Earth and Atmospheric Science Introductory Computing Laboratory, 1 credits, 0-2. • Computing tools, including Unix/Linux, Web page creation, programming languages used for numerical calculation, database programs. ssc exp
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