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Earth and Space Sciences 431, Autumn 2009
Principles of Glaciology Instructor: Ed Waddington and Steve Warren Email: edw at uw.edu / sgw at atmos.washington.edu Office: ATG 715 / ATG 524 Office Hours: by appointment Telephone: 206 543 4585 /. 206 543 7230 Mon & Wed 1:30 - 2:50 JHN 026
Discussion session Friday 1:30-2:20 ![]() This course covers a broad range of geophysical problems involving ice in the environment, and its role in global change. Subjects include: formation, deposition and metamorphism of snow; glacier flow; behavior of ice sheets and interpretation of their chemistry and internal structure; growth and decay of sea ice and relation to climate; geomorphology of permafrost terrain; paleoclimate reconstruction from glacial geomorphology. The course is primarily descriptive, but stresses a physical understanding of underlying processes. It is taught by a number of faculty with expertise in specific areas in glaciology.
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Send mail to: edw@uw.edu
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