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Feb 01, 2026
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2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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GEOL 450 Fluid and Thermal DiffusionCredits: 3
Quantitative techniques to describe the occurrence, flow, and implications of fluids and heat in the crust. Topics include: characterization of fluid and thermal systems; derivation of governing equations; boundary value problems; poroelastic theory; earthquake coupling and induced seismicity; heat transfer, hydrothermal systems; and numerical methods including finite difference, finite element, and matrix methods.
Prerequisites: (GEOL 201 or GEOE 221 ); MATH 125 ; (PHYS 213 or PHYS 209 ); (CSC 111 or CSC 115 or CSC 170 )
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