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LIMNOLOGY (LIM)
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Geological Sciences
 
LIM 5004 - Field Limnology
(2.0 cr; Prereq-Graduate student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, even years)
Field measurements on local lakes, streams; research cruise aboard R/V Blue Heron on Lake Superior; laboratory exercises in biological, chemical, geological and physical limnology.



LIM 5101 - Physical Limnology
(3.0 cr; =[LIM 5001]; Prereq-Math 1297, Phys 2012, or grad student; A-F or Aud, fall, odd years)
Physical description of lake dynamics including: lake morphometry, water budget, light distribution, circulation, fronts, waves and mixing. Descriptive, mathematical, numerical and data-analysis techniques are used to investigate the various topics.



LIM 5102 - Chemical Limnology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Math 1296, Phys 1002 or 1202, Chem 1152 or 1162, or grad student; Credit will not be granted if already received for 5001; A-F or Aud, fall, odd years)
Organic and inorganic chemistry of natural waters, major and minor ions, pH-Eh relationships, carbon and nutrient cycles, pore water chemistry, sediment chemistry, microbial geochemistry. Offered alternate years.



LIM 5103 - Geological Limnology
(3.0 cr; =[LIM 5002]; Prereq-Math 1296, Phys 1002 or 1202, Chem 1152 or 1162, or grad student; A-F or Aud, fall, even years)
Geological aspects of freshwater systems: origins, tectonic and climatic settings of lakes, geophysical mapping, physical sedimentary processes, sedimentary geochemistry, geochronology and paleolimnology. Offered alternate years



 
 
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