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Class number:
2816
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Title: Earth Systems Science |
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Department: Environmental Science |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.25 |
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Current enrollment: 24 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, MC - 106 |
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Instructor(s): Geiss, Christoph |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Environmental Science 112 and Mathematics 107 or higher. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
Over recent centuries humans have evolved as the major agent of environmental change and are altering the global environment at a rate unprecedented in the Earth's history. This course provides the scientific background necessary for knowledgeable discussions on global change and the human impact on the environment. The major processes that affect the geo- and biosphere, as well as connections and feedback loops, will be discussed. The course also explores techniques that enable us to reconstruct short and long-term environmental changes from geological archives. Particular emphasis will be placed on climatic stability on Earth, the effects of global warming, the human threat to biodiversity, and the depletion of the ozone layer. |