Earth and Ocean Science Courses (EOS)

undergraduate level, taught in Durham

214 Advanced Topics in Paleoclimatology. Detailed lecture/discussion on major issues in paleoclimatology-decadal-millennial climate variability, ice age climates, the deglaciation, nonglacial climates, Paleozoic climates, ice core studies, Snowball Earth, carbon dioxide, volcanism, abrupt climate change, modeling studies, climate and extinctions. By the end of the course the student is expected to have a firm understanding of the principal topics of research across the entire spectrum of the field. Two student projects involving presentations, one take-home final. Consent of instructor required.