E&ES319

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E&ES319

Climate, Past and Future E&ES319 SP

Not Currently Offered

Earth's climate is constantly changing. Understanding how this change occurs is a complete and exciting scientific challenge. The focus of this course will be past climate and will include an introduction to the tools and techniques that are used to interpret earth's climatic history. Climate patterns for specific geologic periods, such as the Cretaceous greenhouse and Pleistocene icehouse will be discussed and evaluated in light of the geological evidence. Future climate predictions, based on trends in historic data, will also be included.

MAJOR READINGS

Moran and Morgan, INTRODUCTION TO
METEOROLOGY (optional).
Wallace Broecker, GLACIAL WORLD ACCORDING TO WALLY
Selected readings from the literature.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two (1 hour and final) exams and two group poster presentations, several laboratory-style homework and computer exercises.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: NSM E&ES

Prerequisites: E&ES101 or E&ES106

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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