GEOS 3000 - Volcanology

(3 credits)

Includes the study of volcanoes, their deposits, and the physical and chemical processes that drive eruptions. This course focuses on physical approaches used to understand eruption processes and deposits and the sociology of volcanic crises. Course topics may include: rheology and transport of magma; intensity and style of explosive eruptions; emplacement of lava flows; origins and characteristics of pyroclasts and pyroclastic rocks; monitoring of active volcanoes; impacts of volcanic hazards (on human health and the environment); and human & social dynamics at volcanoes.

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