Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor; PHYS 002B or PHYS 040B recommended
Description: Surveys historical and paleoclimate change using basic principles on gas laws, radiant energy exchange, atmospheric circula- tion and oceanography, and proxy data. Topics include variability in modern climate, greenhouse gases, global warming, El Nino, Pacific decadal oscil- lation, ozone hole, volcanism, ice age climate, and Milankovitch cycles. Also covers stable isotope pro- files, plate tectonics, greenhouse climates, paleovege- tation, modern species diversity, and snowball Earth.
Referenced in
- College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences — General Education Options
- College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences — General Education Options
- The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering — General Education Options
- The School of Business Administration — General Education Options
- Earth Sciences — Major Requirements
- Earth Sciences — Minor