Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) Graduate Course Descriptions
EAS 502. Earth Sciences Institute.
Selected topics in earth science for experienced teachers. 2-4 credits DEMAND.
EAS 507. Minnesota Rocks and Waters.
Geologic history, mineral resources and regional geology of Minnesota. Prereq.: 220 or consent of instructor. 3 credits S, SUM.
EAS 520. Seminar.
Lectures, readings, discussions on selected topics. May be repeated. 1-3 credits F, S.
EAS 523. Sedimentation and Stratigraphy.
Sedimentary processes and environments, formation of sedimentary rocks, stratigraphy, and basin analysis. Use of stratigraphic principles to interpret earth history. Lab. Prereq.: 305. 3 credits DEMAND.
EAS 524. Structural Geology and Tectonics.
Brittle and ductile deformation. Stress and strain theory. Structural interpretation problems. Development and significance of plate tectonics as a unifying theory for geology. Lab. Prereq.: 220, 305. 4 credits DEMAND.
EAS 525. Petrography.
Principles of optical mineralogy. Thin-section identification of minerals. Thin-section examination and petrogenesis of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Prereq.: 325 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits DEMAND.
EAS 529. Geophysics.
The basic concepts of physics are applied to the global earth and to the geologic processes at work in the earth. Prereq.: 220, PHYS 231 or 235, MATH 222. 3 credits DEMAND.
EAS 566. Agricultural Meteorology.
Introduction to the soil-plant-atmosphere system and energy balance. Temperature, wind, and evapotranspiration effects. Measurement techniques. Crop planning and pest and disease management. Climate factors. Prereq.: 260 or permission. 3 credits S, ALT.
EAS 567. Numerical Weather Prediction.
History of numerical prediction, processes to be represented, primitive equations, methods of solution, grid format for data, objective analysis, ETA, NGM and other models, initialization of model, boundary conditions, parameterization. Prereq.: 375. 3 credits S.
EAS 585. Advanced Synopic Meteorology.
Three dimensional analysis of cold and warm season events, jet stream circulations, frontogenesis. Vertical velocity estimates using isentropic analysis of gridded data. Current topics of synoptic and mesoscale research, possible field trips to regional conferences. Lab. Prereq.: 385, 475, Fortran or C. 4 credits F.
