Units: 4
Hours: S Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 4 hours per quarter; one half-day field trip and three 1-day field trips
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Prerequisites: ENSC 100; GEO 001 or GEO 002; or consent of instructor
Description: The study of soils in diverse natural environments. Examines how soils form and their roles in ecosystem function and landscape processes. Includes causes of soil variability, fundamentals of soil classification, and indicators of current and past environmental conditions. Field trips emphasize the description and interpretation of soils.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with GEO 138.