GG612 Accelerated Introduction to Geology II, Spring 2011

Big Gulp II: Gravity, the Geoid, and Mantle Dynamics Two Weeks of Mantle Dynamics Instructor: Clint Conrad       Contact: 804 POST, 956-6649, clintc@hawaii.edu Lectures: noon-1:30 PM, Jan. 25 & 27, Feb 1 & 3, 2011 Office Hours: After class or by appointment Handouts: Mantle Convection by G.F. Davies & M.A. Richards, J. Geology, 100, 151-206, 1992. Geoid, Topography and Distribution of Landforms by Anny Cazenave. Convective Instability Paper Slabs and Plate-Driving Forces Paper Lecture 3: Earth's Figure, Gravity & Geoid Lecture 4: Gravity Anomalies and Isostasy Lunar Gravity Anomalies