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| EAPS 57000 - Paleoclimate Reconstruction |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. Paleoclimatology, the study of past climate states and climate change, is fundamental to understanding and predicting recent and future changes in Earth's climate. This course will explore how paleoclimatologists reconstruct and understand past climate through the investigation of biological, hydrological, and sedimentalogical archives. The course combines lectures with reading and discussion of the recent literature, and will emphasize informed critical evaluation of paleoclimate data and illustration of multi-disciplinary approaches to significant problems in contemporary paleoclimatology. Although no formal prerequisites are required, introductory-level familiarity with inorganic and organic chemistry, biology and calculus will benefit students in the class. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Lecture Offered By: College of Science Department: Dept Erth Atmos & Planetry Sci Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Train students who have adequate understanding of important methods for reconstructing paleoclimate that they are able to critically read and discuss the paleoclimate literature and make informed decisions about the application of paleoclimate reconstruction techniques within their own research. 2. Introduce students to a subset of 2-3 current, high-profile, research problems in paleoclimatology. Students should leave the course with a working understanding of the current state of knowledge with respect to these problems, important unknowns or uncertainties that are to focus on ongoing work, how various paleoclimate reconstruction methods discussed in class have been applied to the problems, and the relevance of the problems to the broader geosciences and to society. Restrictions: May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman: 15 - 29 hours Sophomore: 45 - 59 hours Freshman: 0 - 14 hours Sophomore: 30 - 44 hours |
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