Ice Ages and Paleoclimate
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Overview
Subject area
GEOL
Catalog Number
330
Course Title
Ice Ages and Paleoclimate
Department(s)
Description
Patterns and causes of Earth’s climate variability during the Quaternary Period (the last ~2.6 million years), an interval dominated by cycles of global glaciation. Astronomical theories of ice ages, Quaternary dating methods, ice core records, marine- and land-based paleoclimate records. Interplays between external forcings, feedbacks within the Earth system, and human activity.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
037980