Steven Petsch

Geosciences

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Workshop Participant, Website Contributor, Reviewer

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Activities (2)

Watershed area and discharge relationships part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Students use USGS WaterData website to find data on area, average annual discharge and response to high-precip events in small watersheds in southern New England. Data for the class are compiled to generate graphs ...

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Sedimentation Rates from Pb-210 data part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
In this exercise, students use a data table of depth, porosity, Pb-210 activity, CaCO3 concentration, 14C age and d13C values to calculate mass accumulation rates, linear sedimentation rates, CaCO3 dissolution and ...

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Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021
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Workshop Participant (5 workshops)

EER 2021 Monday
EER 2021 Tuesday
Teaching Hydrogeology, Soils, and Geochem 2013