ON-LINE READINGS

In the left column below are links to external web sites having background readings about the sites we will visit, in the order that we anticipate visitng them. Please review these prior to departure so that you have advance knowledge of what to expect on-site.

The righthand column has links to this course's web pages for each visit site, on which you will find a brief overview and the objectives for our visit , any special advice we can offer, and indications of normal January climate conditions for your clothing and equipment planning. Again, please review these prior to departure so that you make adequate preparations.

On-line Background Reading	Visit Objectives
Petrified Forest National Park	Erosion & Fossils
Meteor (Barringer) Crater	Astrogeology
Sunset Crater National Monument	Pyroclastic Debris
Wupatki National Mon. & Doney Mtn	Pyroclastic Debris
Grand Canyon National Park	Fluvial Erosion
Mesa Verde National Park	GeoArchaeology
Ship Rock, Navajo Nation, New Mexico	Exhumed Plutons
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Cinder Cone

For unfamiliar geophysical terms, see the external web site for a Geology Glossary and the external web site for a Meteorological Glossary. There is also an external web site having an extensive Ecological Glossary.

[BACK]	Participation	Fees & Costs
Geography 393	Field Book	Depart/ Return
Geology 393	Presentation	Travel Gear
Internet Readings	"Quiz"	Weather
1. Petrified Forest	2. Barringer Crater	3. Sunset Crater
4. Wupatki & Doney	5. Grand Canyon	6. Four Corners
7. Ship Rock	8. Mesa Verde	9. Capulin

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Heywood [email] maintains this page, last updated 06DEC00. Also Hefferan [email] for Geology 393.

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