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Master
Course Outline
GEOG 211
Introduction to Climate and Climate Change
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| Credits: 5 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50
AA Discipline: [Natural Sciences]
Lecture Hours:50
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Description
An introductory course in climatology, the study of Earth's present, past, and future climate. Examine natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change on various timescales (from tens of years to hundreds of millions of years). Included are the effects of atmospheric greenhouse gases, tectonic climate forcing, orbital cycle variations, deep ocean circulation, and biological feedbacks. This course does not include a lab. Prerequisites: MATH 74C; appropriate placement score or grade of C or higher in ENGL 087; or permission of the Science Division Chair or designee. Recommended: READ 088. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
Explain how scientific knowledge is gained through application of the Scientific Method.
Describe natural archives (biological, geological, and chemical) in which climate information is preserved.
Explain natural and anthropogenic causes of climate variations over a broad range of scales.
Describe the Greenhouse Effect and its impact on global climate change.
Explain earth's orbital cycles; cause and effects of ice ages.
Describe human's effects of climate and climate's effects on humans.
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Course Topics
Framework of Climate Science
Tectonic Scale (10s - 100s of millions of years) Climate Change
Orbital Scale (10s of thousands of years) Climate Change
Millennial Scale Climate Change
Historic (human prospective) and Future Climate Change
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Syllabi
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| GEOG 211 |
Spring 2013 |
1652 |
Steve May |
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| GEOG 211 |
Fall 2012 |
1862 |
Steve May |
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| GEOG 211 |
Fall 2011 |
1862 |
Steve May |
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| GEOG 211 |
Fall 2010 |
1857 |
Steve May |
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| GEOG 211 |
Spring 2010 |
1862 |
Steve May |
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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