EART 189A – Field Geology and GIS
2019 Syllabus Instructor: Noah Finnegan (nfinnega@ucsc.edu), EMS A115 Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30-12:30, or by appointment Teaching Assistants: Heather Shaddox (hshaddox@ucsc.edu ) Kelian Dascher-Cousineau (kdascher@ucsc.edu) TA Office Hours TBD Spring Quarter Schedule (5 credits): Lecture, Tuesday 1:30-2:30 PM EMS D236 Lab, Thursday 1:30-3:00 ISB 486 Goals (Classroom) Understand coordinate systems and projections Develop familiarity with ArcMap Create publication quality maps Use DEMs both for interpretation and for quantitative analysis related to seismic and volcanic hazards Use Remotely Sensed Imagery for fault mapping and kinematic interpretations Class Schedule April 2: Class Intro Lab 1: No Lab April 9: Why GIS, Data Concepts, Projections and Datums Lab 2: Creating an Index Map April 16: Tectonic Architecture of Eastern California Lab 3: Hilton Creek part I April 23: Climate History of Eastern California Lab 4: Hilton Creek part II April 30: Strike Slip Faults Lab 5: Poverty Hills part I May 7: Bedrock Landslides Lab 6: Poverty Hills part II May 14: Volcanic History of Eastern California Lab 7: Panum Crater May 21: Jeremy Lab 8: TBD May 28: Jeremy Lab 9: DIY Presentations June 4: Jeremy Lab 10: Create Basemaps for 188A June 19 (W): Mandatory Pre-departure meeting, 2-3:30 PM in EMS D226 Goals (Field) Understand the nature of active faulting in the eastern California shear zone and how it relates to the tectonic architecture of western North America Understand the nature of volcanism in the eastern California shear zone and how it relates to the tectonic architecture of western North America Learn to map active faults in a field setting through the interpretation of topography and remotely sensed imagery Learn to interpret fault kinematics in a field setting through the interpretation of topography and remotely sensed imagery Learn to constrain fault slip rates in the field through the interpretation of offset features Learn to interpret volcanic processes based on field observations of volcanic rocks and deposits June 20 (Th) arrive at SNARL by dinnertime (6:00 p.m.). Camp orientation at 8:00 p.m. June 21 (Fr) Introductory Field Trip to Area June 22-23 (Sa-Su) Hilton Creek Fault June 24 (M) Work Day, Hilton Creek report due 6:00 PM June 25-27 (Tu-Th) Poverty Hills June 28 (Fr) Work Day, Poverty Hills map and report due 6:00 PM June 29 (Sa) Panum Crater June 30 (Su) Work Day, Panum Crater report due 6:00 PM July 1 (M) Clean up and leave SNARL by noon. |
Grading: 50% labs during spring quarter, 50% field reports and maps