Ice Ages and Paleoclimate

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Overview

Subject area

GEOL

Catalog Number

330

Course Title

Ice Ages and Paleoclimate

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

Course Schedule