EES4220 — Advances in Paleoclimatology
Exploration of the processes that control Earth's climate/environment over that last 100 million years with a focus on the last ice age, ~24,000 years ago, to present. Assessment of climate proxy records in glacial ice, tree rings, corals, and ocean and lake sediment through hands-on analysis of datasets. Investigation of the influence on climate of external processes such as changes in Earth's orbit and volcanic eruptions as well as internal feedbacks (e.g. El Niño). Analysis of human impacts and projections of future global/regional climate change. pre-req: EES 2110, CHEM 1103 or 1113 or 1153 or 1173, MATH 1250 or 1290 or 1296 or 1596 or STAT 2411, or instructor consent