EES 415 Paleoclimatology Course Schedule
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Meeting |
Date |
Day |
Topic |
Reading |
Note/due |
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1 |
08/28 |
T |
Course introduction |
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2 |
08/30 |
Th |
Climate I: Energy budget & atmospheric circulation |
Bryson 1997 |
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3 |
09/04 |
T |
Climate II: Ocean circulation & biosphere |
Broecker 1997 I; Appendix 3 |
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4 |
09/06 |
Th |
Ocean-atmospheric interactions: ENSO, NAO & teleconnections |
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09/11 |
T |
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5 |
09/13 |
Th |
Climate variations at various time scales: Overview |
pp. 163-173; Bartlein 1997; Zachos 2001 |
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6 |
09/18 |
T |
Paleo-databases, web resources & Reconstructing paleoclimate |
EES 415 web site ; pp. 1-122; Science 2001 |
Term paper questions? |
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7 |
09/20 |
Th |
Orbital climate variations & Milankovitch theory |
pp. 174-186; Petit 1999 |
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8 |
09/25 |
T |
Isotopic application in paleoclimate: ocean, ice core & terrestrial materials |
pp. 1-122, relevant portions |
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9 |
09/27 |
Th |
Millennial-scale variations: introduction & records |
pp. 186-239; von Grafenstein 1999 |
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10 |
10/02 |
T |
Millennial-scale variations: mechanisms |
pp. 241-269; Alley 1999 AGU Chapter |
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11 |
10/04 |
Th |
Preview/outline of presentations |
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Outline due |
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10/09 |
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Pacing break: no class |
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12 |
10/11 |
Th |
Chronology & dating methods/field trip information |
pp. 123-161 |
Sat. 10/13 field coring @Lacawac |
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13 |
10/16 |
T |
Lake sediment analysis: LOI, pollen, isotope & 14C dating |
Mayle 1995; Yu 1998 |
mid-term exam out |
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14 |
10/18 |
Th |
D.
Foster Hewett Lecture by Zach Sharp (UNM) “Dinosaurs, humidity and hair”
in Williams 100 |
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15 |
10/23 |
T |
Climate variations since the LGM and during the Holocene |
Alley 1999; Bond 1997; Alley 1997; Crowley 2000 |
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16 |
10/25 |
Th |
14C data set & solar variations |
Goslar 2000; Yu 1999 |
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17 |
10/30 |
T |
Time series analysis: introduction |
Schulz et al. 1997 |
mid-term exam due |
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18 |
11/01 |
Th |
Time series analysis: lab exercise |
SPECTRUM for PC |
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19 |
11/06 |
T |
Paleoclimate simulations: GCM, MCM & others |
COHMAP 1988 |
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20 |
11/08 |
Th |
Broecker’s lecture on ocean’s role in climate |
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21 |
11/13 |
T |
Future climates in paleo-perspective |
Broecker 1997 II; Ulbrich 1999; Timmermann 1999 |
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22 |
11/15 |
Th |
Joe Corona, Long Li, Carolyn Brown |
TBA by students |
Abstract due |
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23 |
11/20 |
T |
Adrienne Johnson, Kurt Frankel, Yen Tang |
TBA |
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11/22 |
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Thanksgiving: no class |
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24 |
11/27 |
T |
Nick Scala, Nate Harkins, Robbie King |
TBA |
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25 |
11/29 |
Th |
Sandra Cooke, James Cascione, Jordan Vaughn |
TBA |
Time series report due |
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26 |
12/04 |
T |
Amanda Ault, Calvin Xu, Patrick Belmont |
TBA |
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27 |
12/06 |
Th |
Emily MacFadyen, Matt Wendell, Frank Li |
TBA |
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Last wk |
12/11 |
T |
Teryn Ebert, Aaron Clauser |
TBA |
Paper due |
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Last wk |
12/13 |
Th |
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