GEOL658: EARTH SYSTEMS THROUGH DEEP TIME: Global Change, Paleoclimate, and Life
Drs. Ethan Grossman, Anne Raymond, Jeff Fox, Tom Olszewski, Mike Pope, Bridget Wade, Dave Wiltschko and others)
LECTURE: M-W 3:35-5:00 PM, Halb. 103 (subject to change)OFFICE HOURS (Grossman, Halb. 210): TBA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (pdf)
CLASS PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
History and cause of global change in the Earth System, Archean
to Holocene; impact of biotic change on the Earth System; influence of
tectonics on paleochemistry and climate change; influence of climate on
tectonics; methods and models for evaluating global change
CLASS SCHEDULE AND READING
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SIGN-UP SHEET |
LEADER
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ADVISOR
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READING
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1. Review of the Earth System (4 weeks)
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1
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20-Jan
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Introduction and example of connectivity of Earth Systems
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Ethan Grossman
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2
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25-Jan
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Surface and deep ocean circulation
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Ethan Grossman
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2
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27-Jan
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Earth's energy balance, atmospheric circulation
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Rob Korty
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3
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1-Feb
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Ocean chemistry and productivity
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Ethan Grossman
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3
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3-Feb
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4
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8-Feb
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4
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10-Feb
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5
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15-Feb
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5
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17-Feb
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6
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22-Feb
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2. Special Topics (8 weeks)
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6
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24-Feb
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7
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1-Mar
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7
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3-Mar
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8
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8-Mar
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8
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10-Mar
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15-Mar
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SPRING BREAK | |||
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17-Mar
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SPRING BREAK | ||||
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9
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22-Mar
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9
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24-Mar
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10
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29-Mar
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10
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31-Mar
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11
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5-Apr
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11
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7-Apr
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12
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12-Apr
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12
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14-Apr
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13
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19-Apr
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13
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21-Apr
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Term paper presentations
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14
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26-Apr
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Term paper presentations
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14
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28-Apr
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Term paper presentations
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15
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3-May
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Term paper presentations
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