Earth Systems & Climate Change I

Catalog description

This course (Summer 2024 ESC-5727 Part 1, followed in Fall with ESC-5728 Part 2) employs a systems approach to understanding and appreciating earth’s physical environment by examining the large-scale components (cycles) and processes (flows of energy and matter) of the earth system. Natural variability in space and time is critical for assessing consequences of anthropogenically-driven climate and environmental change. Emphasis will be placed on biogeochemical cycles and their feedback relationships with the exosphere, lithosphere, pedosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Examples of proxy data use are infused in this course.