Required Readings:

Several marine geology-related texts and articles have been put on reserve in Randall Library.  Most of the readings are available on-line and can be printed directly from the internet.  Reading assignments will be given throughout the course from this reserve material.  Please check this page on a weekly basis for any updates or changes in assignments.

Jan. 13 & 15

Press & Siever, Understanding Earth, Chapters 3, 4, 7 and 9

Jan. 20

Press & Siever, Understanding Earth, Chapter 19 (430-440).

Jan. 22 & 27

Riddy, P. and D.G. Masson, The Sea Floor--Exploring a Hidden World, Chapter 20, in Oceanography An Illustrated Guide, ed. Summerhayes, C.P. and S.A. Thorpe, p. 300-313, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

Open University, The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution, Chapter 1

Kennett, Marine Geology , pages 13-21 (on reserve)

Jan. 29,

Kennet, Marine Geology, pages 105-144 (on reserve).

Feb. 3, 5, 10

Cox, A. and R. B. Hart, Plate Tectonics: How it works, Chapters 1 (Basics of a Revolution) and 8 (Magnetism & Isochrons)

Kennet, Marine Geology, pages 21-23 (on reserve).

Open University, The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution, Chapter 2

Press & Siever, Understanding Earth, Chapter 19

Feb. 12

Cox, A. and R.b. Hart, Plate Tectonics: How it works, Putting it all Together, Chapter 10

Tackley, P., 2000, Mantle Convection and Plate Tectonics: Toward an Integrated physical and chemical theory, Science, 288 , 2002-2009.

Anderson, D., 2001, Top Down Tectonics?, Science, 293, 2016-2019.

Grand, S., van der Hilst, R., Widiyantoro, Global Seismic Tomography: A snapshot of convection in the Earth, GSA Today, 7, 1-7, 1997

Feb. 17

Kennish, M. and R. Lutz, Ocean Crust Formation, Reviews in Aquatic Sciences , 6(5,6):493-527, 1992.

Open University, The Ocean Basin: Their Structure and Evolution, Chapter 4

Macdonald, K., Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges, eds. Buck, Delaney, Karson and Lagabrielle, Geophys. Monograph 106, Amer. Geophys. Union, 27-58,1998.

Langmuir, C. and Forsyth, D., 2007, Mantle Melting Beneath Mid-Ocean Ridges, J. Oceanography Soc. 20, 70-89.

Supplemental:

The MELT Seismic Team, Imaging the Deep Seismic Structure Beneath a Mid-Ocean Ridge: The MELT Experiment, Science, 280, 1215-1218, 1998.

Macdonald, K., D. Scheirer and S. Carbotte, Mid-ocean ridges: Discontinuities, segments and giant cracks, Science, 253, 986-994, 1991.

Feb. 19

Kennet, J., Marine Geology, Heat distribution and age of the oceanic crust, 145-149 (On reserve).

Open University, The Ocean Basin: Their Structure and Evolution: Chapter 5

Stein, C.A., Heat flow of the Earth, AGU, Handbook of Physical Constants, 144-158,1995.

Supplemental:

Stein, C. A. and Stein, S., A model for the global variation in oceanic depth and heat flow with lithospheric age, Nature, 359, 123-129. 1992.

Whitmarsh, R.B., Bull, J.M., Rothwell, R.G., and Thomson, J., 1998, Chapter 8: The Evolution and Structure of Ocean Basins, in Oceanography an Illustrated Guide, eds. Summerhayes and Thorpe, 113-123 (Note: not entrie chapter)

Feb 26

Stern, R.J, Subduction Zones, Rev. Geophys, 40, 1012, doi:10.1029/2001/1RG000108, 1-38, 2002 (on electronic reserve pdf) .

March 2

Lister, G.S., Etheridge, M.A., and Symonds, P.A., Detachment faulting and the evolution of passive continental margins, Geology, 14, 246-250, 1986 (on electronic reserve pdf).

Whitmarsh, R.B., Bull, J.M., Rothwell, R.G., and Thomson, J., Chapter 8: The Evolution and Structure of Ocean Basins, in Oceanography an Illustrated Guide, eds. Summerhayes and Thorpe, 113-123 (Note: not entire chapter), 1998.

Kennet, J. Marine Geology, pages 325-351 (On reserve).

March 17

Seibold & Berger, The Sea Floor, Introduction Chapter pg 11 - 13. ( Intro. to deep sea drilling)

Seibold & Berger, The Sea Floor, Chapter 8, pg 236 - 240. ( Stratigraphy & Dating)

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 3 (Time Scales & Stratigraphy)

Mar. 19 & 24

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 14, pg 455 - 485 (Biogenic Sediments)

Open University Marine Biogeochemical Cycles Chapter 3

Open University: Ocean Chemistry and Deep-Sea Sediments, Chapter 1

Seibold & Berger, The Sea Floor, Chapter 8, pg 222 - 234 (Includes Clay & Biogenic sediment).

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 14, pg 492 - 501 (Authigenic Sediments)

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 13, pg 397 - 399, 405 - 415, 426-437, 441-450 (Deep-Sea Terrigienous Sediments)

March 26 & 31

Komar, Beach Processes and Sedimentation, 1998, Chapter 2, Geomorphology of Eroding and Accreting coasts,

Kormar, Beach Processes and Sedimentation, 1998, Chapter 3, (pp 45-56) Beach Morphology and Sediments.

Komar, Beach Processes and Sedimentation, 1998, Chapter 7, (pp 270-285, 302-307) Beach Profiles and Cross-Shore Sediment Transport.

Thieler et al, 1995. Geology of the Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina shoreface:implications for the concept of shoreface profile of equilibrium. Marine Geology,

Leatherman et al.1983, Barrier island evolution in response to sea level rise; discussion and reply, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology .

Thieler, et al. 2001, Modern sedimentation on the shoreface and inner continental shelf at Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA, Journal of Sedimentary Research

Supplemental:

Oertel, G., 1985, The barrier island system, Marine Geology, 63, 1-18.

Cleary, W., 2002, Variations in inlet behavior and shoreface sand resources: Factors controlling management decisions, Figure Eight Island, NC, USA, Journal of Coastal Research, 36, 148-163.

Apr. 2

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 8 (Ocean Circulation)

Seibold & Berger, The Sea Floor, Chapter 4, pg 111-125 (Effects of Currents)

Apr. 7&14

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 17, pg 595 - 598, 627 - 636 (Paleoceanography)

Seibold & Berger, The Sea Floor, Chapter 9, p. 249-257

Open Universrsity, Ocean Chemistry and Deep-Sea Sedments, Chapter 3, p. 61-76,

Open University: Marine Biogeochemical Cycles, Chapter 4

Zachos et al., Evolution of early Cenezoic marine temperatures, 1994, Paleoceanography .

Haug and Tiedemann, Effect of the formation of the Isthmus of Panama on Atlantic Ocean thermohaline ciruclation, 1998, Nature.

Supplemental:

Barker, S., I. Cacho, H. Benway and K. Tachikawa, 2005, Planktonic foraminiferal Mg/Ca as a proxy for past oceanic temperatures: A methodological overview and data complilation of the Last Glacial Maximum, Quaternary Science Reviews, 24, 821-834.

Apr. 16

Kennett, Marine Geology , Chapter 19, p. 714 - 751(Cenezoic Paleoclimatic History)

Zachos et al., Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present, Science, 2001.

Zachos et al., An early Cenozoic perspective on greenhouse warming and carbon-cycle dynamics, 2008, Nature.

Raymo, M. and Huybers, P., Unlocking the mysteries of the ice ages, 2008, Nature.

Apr. 21 & 23

Seibold & Berger, The Sea Floor, Chapter 5

IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007.

Cabanes et al., Sea Level Rise During Past 40 Years Determined from Satellite and in Situ Observations, 2001, Science .

Fairbanks, A 17,000-year glacio-eustatic sea level record: influence of glacial melting rates on the Yonger Dryas event and deep-ocean circulation, 1989, Nature.

Open University,The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution, Chapter 6 "Paleoceanography and Sealevel Changes"

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