Interior of the Earth

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES 453

Composition and temperature of Earth's mantle and core, determined by geophysical methods. Inferences about mantle and core dynamics, especially interactions. Current understanding and history of interior in fields of seismology, geomagnetism, mineral physics, geodynamics. Prerequisite: EPSc 353, or permission of instructor.
Course Attributes: FA NSM; AR NSM; AS NSM