Understanding Planet Earth
Autumn 2023


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Professor: Olivia Jensen ( course e-mail | web service | short bio )
TAs: Chang, Gary, Kevin, Mahesh, Robert, Sam
Section 001 CRN 2943
Time: 2:35 pm – 3:55 pm Tuesday and Thursday, August 31, 2023 – Dec. 5, 2023 excepting Oct. 10, reading break
Place:  Macdonald-Harrington G10 or online via myCourses if necessary
Audio/Video lectures (current session): See myCourses website for PowerPoint and Video formats
Course e-mail address: upe.epsc201@gmail.com preferred
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Some useful resources...
Norton Publishing have produced a series of animations and videos that are useful adjunct to the course. They may be accessed here: Norton Animations and Videos

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Narrative Art Videos

Written and narrated by Stephen Marshak, Narrative Art videos bring textbook figures and supplementary photographs to life, helping students to better understand key concepts from the course.

Chapter 1: Formation of the Solar System
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-formation-of-the-solar-system&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1

Chapter 1: Formation of the Earth
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-formation-of-the-earth&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 2: Breakup of Pangea
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-breakup-of-pangaea&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1

Chapter 4: Partial Melting
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-partial-melting&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Interlude B: Forming Soil
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-soil&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1

Chapter 6: Transgression and Regression
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-transgression-and-regression&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Interlude C: Rock Cycle
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-rock-cycle&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 9: Continental Collision
hhttps://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-continental-collision&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 12: Hydrofracking
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-hydrofracking&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 12: Formation of Ore Deposits
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-formation-of-an-ore-deposit&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 13: Developing and Detecting Slumps
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-development-of-a-slump&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 14: River Meanders
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-river-meanders&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 16: Groundwater Removal
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-groundwater-removal&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1

Chapter 17: Evolution of Deserts
https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.11/?p=/college/geology/earth5/vid/&f=geo-evolution-of-deserts&ft=mp4&cdn=1&cc=1&a=1



Supplementary Videos

A varied selection of brief video clips showcasing natural geologic processes. Depending on your computer system setup, these may require the discontinued Adobe Flash player which was terminated December 31, 2020 Usually these videos work using the Chrome/Chromium browser.

Chapter 1: Touring the Ocean Bottom
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Bathymetry.mp4&i=Bathymetry.jpg

Chapter 5: Pu'u O'o Collapse
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/&f=Collapse-of-the-PuuOo-Crater-Floor.mp4&i=Collapse-of-the-PuuOo-Crater-Floor.jpg

Chapter 5: Caldera Demonstration Model
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=caldera_Dem_Model.mp4&i=caldera_Dem_Model.jpg

Chapter 8: Breaking Icebergs
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=breaking-bergs.mp4&i=breaking-bergs.jpg

Chapter 13: Landslide Hazards
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Hazards_Landslides.mp4&i=Hazards_Landslides.jpg

Chapter 14: Stream Table Meander Bend Run
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Stream_Meander_Final.mp4&i=Stream_Meander_Final.jpg

Chapter 14: Emerging Contaminants
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Emerging_Contaminants.mp4&i=Emerging_Contaminants.jpg

Chapter 14: What's in Our Water?
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Water_Quality.mp4&i=Water_Quality.jpg

Chapter 14: Llano River
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Llano-River.mp4&i=Llano-River.jpg

Chapter 15: Thermohaline Circulation
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Thermohaline_Conveyor.mp4&i=Thermohaline_Conveyor.jpg

Chapter 17: Saltating Sand during a Windstorm
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/lehto/&f=Saltation.mp4&i=Saltation.jpg

Chapter 19: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/egeo4/Lindsey/&f=Ocean_Acidification.mp4&i=Ocean_Acidification.jpg

Chapter 19: Potential Effects of Elevated CO2 and Climate Change on Coastal Wetlands
http://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/5.10/?p=/college/geo/egeo4/Lindsey/&f=Climate_change_and_wetlands.mp4&i=Climate_change_and_wetlands.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

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© Olivia Jensen, McGill University
Images: Courtesy NASA/JPL/USGS
Web concept: Witold Ciolkiewicz
updated: 25/08/2023 08:20:38