2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

),GEO 3V03ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICSIntroduction to principles and· applications of geophysics ingroundwater and environmental investigations. Practical demonstrationsin magnetics, gravity, shallow seismic,radarj borehole logging,surface EM and eleCtrical methods.Two lectures, one lab (three hours); one termPrerequisite: ENVIR SC 1 G03! PHYSICS 1B03GEO 3W03PHYSICAL HYDROGEOLOGYMechanisms and processes of water movement in the sUQsurface includingthe saturated zone (groundwater) and the unsaturated' zone' (soil water).Two lectures; one lab (three hours); one term,' , ,Prerequisite: One of GEO 2B03,2G03, 2W03; and one of MATH 1A03;1 B03, 1 K03, 1 M03, 1 N03 ., GEO 3Y03 REMOTE SENSINGAerial photogfaphy. Passive, and adive sat~lIite direction systems. Imageprocessing and interpretation procedures. Application to resourceexploration and environmental management.Two lectures; one lab (two hours); one termPrerequisite: GEO 2103. 'GE03Z03STRUCTURAL GEOLOGYIntroduction to mapping and geometric desqfption of geologiC structu'res 'and· analysis of stress and strain in the ,subsurface;' ,!Two lectures, one lab (three hours); one termPrerequisite: GEO 2E03GE04A03 ' ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ,,'Technical and policy issues involve'd in the production and th'e appraisalof environmental impact assessments. ', ,Two lectures, one lab; one term~ Prerequisite: GE02A03; or registration in Honours Biology, a Civil Engi,::,'neering progr~m, an Engineering and Society' program or an Honoursprogram in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences. GEO 4B03 ',WATERSHED ECOHYDROLOGYA discussion of the interactions of hydrological and biogeochemical processesat the' watershed level to examine the impact ,of natural'and humandisturbances on water quality 'in stream and wetland ecosystems.One lecture (twoh'ours), one lab (two hOUrs); one term 'Prerequisite: One of GEO 2W03, ,3BQ3, 3J03 'GE04C03ADVANCED PHYSICAL CLIMATOLOGYThis course develops energy and mass exchange processes in the nearsurface layer, the lower atmosphere and at the earth-atmosphere interface.Sensitivities of tliese processes to environmental change and feedbackmechanisms are, examined. Seminars and individual presentationsare emphasized. . " ' '. 'One lecture (two hours), one lab (two hours); one termPrerequisite: GEO 2~03 or 2VV03'GEO 4CC3REVIEW PAPER 'The student will conduct a cpmprehensive review of a s,elected topic.The review paper is due before the fina:! examination period. . .One seminar (two hours); first term " ,Prerequisite: GEO 3R03 and registration iIJ Level, IV of an Honours programin the School of Geography and Earth SciencesAntirequisite: GEO 4R06GE04D03'ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMAn introduction to the use of models in transportation planning. Topicsinclude data issues, the four-stage approach to modelling transportationsystems, discrete choice modelS and contextual factors such as land use;.Three lectures', one lab (two hours); one termPrerequisite: GEO 3HD3Cross-list: CIV ENG 4H03GEO 4E03 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS ,Coastal systems and their response to sea level change .. v,fith'an emphasison the Holocene. A mandatory local field trip to collect