GEOS 210 - Oceans and Climate

FC NSMA QFR

4 credits
We live on the Blue Planet. This course will examine ocean and climate dynamics central to the functioning of the Earth system. Using publicly available data, scientific literature, and historical accounts, students will investigate both natural processes over geologic time and human interaction with the planet during the Anthropocene. Topics include feedback cycles, ocean and atmosphere circulation, sea water chemistry, heat and carbon fluxes, sea level rise, polar dynamics, and climate change. Labs will focus on data analysis and provide an introduction to coding in Python. Field trip(s) required.

Prerequisites: one 100-level course in GEOS (GEOL).