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| The Island of Hawai'i with Mauna Kea visible to the north and Mauna Loa to the south. | The Augustine Island eruption in Cook Inlet Alaska. Image taken December 12, 2005. Activity continues today. T |
| Images courtesy of the MODIS satellite at www.nasa.gov |
Hawaiian side of this webpage: http://www.higp.hawaii.edu/~tmf/399/
Course information for UHM – GG 399 and UAF – GEOS 293
Lectures:
Thursday,
11:30 – 12:45 (
Thursday,
10:30 – 11:45 (
Locations:
Rasmusson Library,
Rm. 341 (
Kuykendall 203 (
Shortcuts:
Instructor contact information
Scott Rowland
Office: POST 617A Office: NSF 346 Office: NSF 326
Phone: 808-956-3150 Phone: 907-474-5562 Phone: 907-474-7810
Email: scott*hawaii.edu Email: chanks*gi.alaska.edu Email: ffsjf*uaf.edu
Note – replace * with @ for email
address
Office Hours: TBD Office Hours: Tuesdays Office Hours: TBD
10:00 –12:00
Tom
Fedenczuk Jason
Addison
Office: POST 517A Office: NSF 312
Phone: 808-965-3159 Phone: 907-474-7585
Email: tmf*hawaii.edu Email: ftjaa1*uaf.edu
Note – replace * with @ for email
address
Ryan Boothe fsrmb6*uaf.edu
Madison Evans metoasty*yahoo.com
Louise Farquharson boopy_101*hotmail.com
Delores Huffman dlhuffman1*gci.net
Kim Streeter fskas10*uaf.edu
Barbara Wadlinger wadlinger*gi.alaska.edu
Rachel Westbrook rwestbrook*gci.net
Miranda Whitson fsmrw5*uaf.edu
Keone Chong keonec*hawaii.edu
Katie Kamelamela kkamelam*hawaii.edu
Kauinohea Kong kongk*hawaii.edu
Tate Logan tatel*hawaii.edu
Natalie Pullano npullano*hawaii.edu
Fetauitonu Satele fsatele*hawaii.edu
Kamanokakuhihe Seymour kamanaok*hawaii.edu
Lauren Vickery lvickery*hawaii.edu
Steven Wong wongstev*hawaii.edu
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Week |
Topic |
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Geology of
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Feb 9 |
Introduction to hotspots Evolution of a Hawaiian Volcano |
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16 |
Large-scale structures of a Hawaiian volcano |
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23 |
Small-scale structures of a Hawaiian volcano |
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March 2 |
Hawaiian geophysics & geologic hazards |
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9 |
Weathering of volcanic products, soil development & groundwater |
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16 |
No class—UAF Spring Break |
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Geology of
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23 |
Review of plate tectonics Geography and tectonic setting of southern |
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30 |
No class—UHM Spring Break |
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April 6 |
Seismicity and volcanism on convergent margins Mountain building on convergent margins |
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13 |
Seismicity and structures associated with a strike slip margin |
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20 |
Tectonic
history of southern |
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27 |
Glacial
features of southern |
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Field trip dates (tentative) |
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May 14 |
UAF travel to |
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15-21 |
Geologic field
trip in |
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May 22 |
UAF and UHM
travel to |
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May 23-29 |
Geologic field
trip in |
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May 30 |
Return home |
Online PowerPoint Presentations:
Lecture 1 – Evolution of Hawaiian Islands
Lecture 2 – Large-scale features of Hawaiian Volcanoes
Lecture 3 – Pyroclastic Activity
Lecture 4 – Hawaiian Geological Hazards
Lecture 5 – Lava Flows
Alaska Lectures
Volcanic Hazards
Mountain Building and Permafrost
Glaciers
Alaskan Sketches Animations
Earthquakes
Accretion 1
Accretion 2
Looking for a lecture not listed? Click here to go to the Hawaiian side of this class webpage.
What about the current status of
Visit the AVO’s Augustine Eruption Page:
Alaska Volcano Observatory - Augustine Eruption Page
For a general overview of
current volcanic activity in
Alaska Volcano Observatory - Activity
Potential topics include:
Compare volcanism in
Earthquake mechanisms (the tectonics, stresses, etc.) in
Evidence/history of tsunami in
Glaciations in
Groundwater issues in
Volcanic hazards in
Geologic resources in
Effect of geology on climate--
How geology has affected indigenous culture in
Geothermal energy in
Volcano legends in
Erosion styles in
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