MAR 545 - Paleoceonography and Paleoclimatology

This course will provide an extensive overview of the methods used in paleoclimate research and an examination of important climate events during the Late-Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. We will discuss proxies used to create paleoclimate reconstructions forcing mechanisms on interannual to million year time scales, climate effects on geological and biological processes, and the modeling of present climate and extrapolation to past and future climates.

3 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Offered Fall alternate years