Course Details

GEOL 135: Introduction to Climate Science

This course aims to provide a survey of topics relevant to understanding Earth’s climate past, present, and future. Topics of interest will include the Earth’s climate system, rates and magnitude of change, methods for reconstructing and understanding Earth’s climate history, and researching local climate archives including cave deposits, tree rings, lake sediments, and soils. Outdoor laboratories included.
6 credits; LS, QRE; Offered Spring 2021; D. Maxbauer