Spring 2005

Lecture MWF, Period 5

Instructor: John Jaeger

Office: Williamson 225

Telephone: 846-1381

Email: jaeger@geology.ufl.edu

Required Text:

The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change.

Angela L. Coe, Dan W. J. Bosence, Kevin D. Church, Stephen S. Flint, John A. Howell, R. Chris L. Wilson

* Co-published with The Open University

* Published May 2003

* 288 pages 150 colour plates

* Paperback | In stock

· ISBN:0521538424

· http://uk.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521538424

Content
The objectives of this course are to explore the nature of continental margin sedimentary sequences produced by changes of relative sea level and the likely roles of climatic and tectonic processes in producing local, regional and global changes. We will examine how short-term, astronomically driven cycles of climatic change can be used to quantify rates of geological processes and the duration of periods of geological time recognized by biostratigraphic methods. We will focus on the basic concepts of sequence stratigraphy and to illustrate their application in the study of sea-level change. We will also examine exploration tools, such as advanced well logging techniques and seismic stratigraphy, used to relate lithology with stratigraphy. Finally, students will develop basic simulations of basin fill using the SEDPAK modeling system.

KEY WEB LINKS:

USC Sequence Stratigraphy Web Site

Reading the Rocks from Wireline Logs

Schlumberger Log Interpretation Charts