GEOG 442: Past Climates

Course Description

Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Terrestrial and marine proxy records of past climate variability, including tree rings, coral, and sediments; past climate change events such as the Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period; greenhouse gases and global temperature; insight into the nature of climate change and challenges humankind faces in the next few centuries.Prerequisites:GEOL 101,GEOL 104,GEOL 150,ATMO 201,GEOG 203, orOCNG 251; junior or senior classification.Cross Listing:GEOL 442/GEOG 442.