本课程涉及到岩石循环中的沉积物，在地球表面沉积物的产生，沉积物的物理和化学性质，和近地表沉积体的规模和形状，包括含水层。我们也将会探讨以下题目，例如沉积物搬运和现代沉积环境中的沉积作用，埋藏和石化作用，观测主要的沉积岩类型，沉积盆地中地层的关系，和地质时期沉积过程的演变。
This course covers sediments in the rock cycle, production of sediments at the Earth's surface, physics and chemistry of sedimentary materials, and scale and geometry of near-surface sedimentary bodies, including aquifers. We will also explore topics like sediment transport and deposition in modern sedimentary environments, burial and lithification, survey of major sedimentary rock types, stratigraphic relationships of sedimentary basins, and evolution of sedimentary processes through geologic time.
