Earth Systems and Global Climate Change

Catalog description

This Geology course is a detailed examination of the elements and processes of Earth Systems Science (ESS). Students will apply ESS principles in analyzing the current climate system, its components, cycles, and feedbacks. Historical climate systems will also be studied, including methods of understanding those systems, and they will be compared and contrasted to current data. Anthropogenic influences on the current system will be examined in detail. Students will evaluate systems modeling software (such as Stella) as well as interpreting general circulation models. Mitigation and adaptation strategies will also be assessed. (LAB)