Marine Geology for Hydrographers - MSS414

Earth’s magnetic field and internal structure. Identification of earth’s structure and interior seismic waves, classification and description of marine provinces, theories of the origin of ocean basin; continental drift, seafloor spreading and plate tectonics, seafloor morphology, identification of the composition and structure of the oceanic crust, marine sediments and their distribution and patterns; tools for sample collections, including dredges, grab samplers, cores and drilling rigs.