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February 2013
Friday, February 1st, 2013
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Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
Ground Motion Prediction using the Ambient Seismic Field
Marine Denolle,
Stanford,
Monday, February 4th, 2013
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Studies of extinct Pu-244, I-129 and Cl-36 based on the analysis of xenon and argon isotopes
Grenville Turner,
Professor of Isotope Geochemistry,
School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences,
University of Manchester,
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Consequences of Electron Precipitation at Mercury: Exosphere Formation and X-ray Aurorae
David Schriver,
Research Geophysicist,
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics ,
University of California Los Angeles,
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
CO2 Emissions in the Los Angeles Megacity as Observed in Pasadena
Sally Newman,
Senior Research Scientist,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
The influence of large-magnitude earthquakes and fault zone damage on the spatial distribution of slow-moving landslides (Joel)
Claire Thomas & Joel Scheingross ,
Graduate Students,
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Friday, February 8th, 2013
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Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
First direct measurements of heat and carbon transport across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Raffaele Ferrari,
Breene M. Kerr Professor of Oceanography,
Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Impact Induced Decompression Melting of the Martian Mantle: The Formation of Widespread Infilled Craters and Inter-Crate Plains; Dark Spots on the Seasonal CO2 Ice Polar Caps on Mars, Clues to Better Understand the Seasonal Processes
Christopher Edwards,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Cedric Pilorget,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The sensitivity of global tropical cyclone frequency to climate changes
Timothy Merlis,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Center for Theoretical Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory ,
Princeton,
8:00pm
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Thursday, February 14th, 2013
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Friday, February 15th, 2013
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
TBD
David Paige,
Professor,
Department of Earth and Space Sciences,
University of California Los Angeles,
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Regulation of the ocean's deep overturning circulation by Antarctic easterly winds
Andrew Stewart,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
8:00pm
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Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) Lecture
Exploring Mars, the Moon, Asteroids, and Comets with Rovers and Landers
Jim Bell,
Arizona State University,
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
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Geology Club Seminar
Melissa Rice,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
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Kleigel Lectures in Planetary Science
Temperatures and Aerosol Opacities of the Mars Atmosphere at Aphelion: Validation and Inter-comparison of Limb-Sounding Data from MRO-MCS and MGS-TES
James Shirley,
Research Scientist,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Biologically Induced Snowball Initiation, and Snowball Ocean Dynamics
Eli Tziperman,
Pamela and Vasco McCoy, Jr Professor of Oceanography and Applied Physics,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Harvard University,
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
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Geology Club Seminar
Andy Ridgwell,
Professor,
School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol,