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Global Environmental Interactions - ERS 60 - Winter 2002 |
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Discussion # |
Topic |
Reading* |
Assignments** |
Due |
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January 4 |
Introduction, Systems, Earth-Sun relationships (RS) |
Chapters 1 and 2 |
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January 7 |
Earth-Sun relationships: Energy (RS) |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
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January 9 |
Earth-Sun relationships: Energy (RS) |
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January 10 |
Discussion 1: |
Introduction, Writing, Scaling Issues |
WA 1 |
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January 11 |
Atmospheric and oceanic circulation (RS) |
Chapters 5 and 6 |
PS 1 |
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January 14 |
Atmospheric and oceanic circulation (RS) |
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January 16 |
Weather and climate (RS) |
Chapter 8: 201-210 Chapter 10:261-269 |
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January 17 |
Discussion 2: |
El Niño / La Niña I |
Chapter 8: 223-225 Chapter 10: 264-266 |
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January 18 |
Weather and climate (RS) |
PS 1 due |
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January 21 |
HOLIDAY |
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January 23 |
The hydrologic cycle (RS) |
Chapter 7:171-178 Chapter 9 and 14 |
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January 24 |
Discussion 3: |
El Niño / La Niña II |
WA 2 |
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January 25 |
The hydrologic cycle (RS) |
PS 2 |
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January 28 |
Geology and tectonics (BZ) |
Chapter 11 and Chapter 12:337-354 |
WA 1 due |
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January 30 |
Geology and tectonics (BZ) |
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January 31 |
Discussion 4: |
Greenhouse gases I |
Chapter 3:93-95; Chapter 10:293-300 |
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February 1 |
Pedology (BZ) |
Chapter 18 and Chapter 13:378-386 |
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February 4 |
Pedology (BZ) |
PS 2 due |
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February 6 |
Review for exam |
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February 7 |
Discussion 5: |
Greenhouse gases II |
WA 3 |
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February 8 |
MIDTERM 2:10-3 pm, 212 Veihmeyer |
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February 11 |
Geography of soils (BZ) |
Chapter 18 |
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February 13 |
Geography of soils (BZ) |
PS 3 |
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February 14 |
Discussion 6: |
Eutrophication I |
Chapter 19: 566-568, 582-586 |
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February 15 |
Photosynthesis, respiration (BZ) |
Chapter 19:555-560 |
WA 2 due |
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February 18 |
HOLIDAY |
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February 20 |
Biomass, decomposition (BZ) |
Chapter 19:561-573 |
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February 21 |
Discussion 7: |
Eutrophication II |
WA 4 |
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February 22 |
Biogeochemical cycles (BZ) |
Chapter 19:563-569 |
PS 3 due |
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February 25 |
Biogeochemical cycles (BZ) |
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February 27 |
Introduction to biomes (RS) |
Chapter 20 |
PS 4 |
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February 28 |
Discussion 8: |
Ecotones/Desertification I |
Chapter 15:455-457 |
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March 1 |
Biomes at high latitudes/elevation (RS) |
Chapters 17, Chapter 10:284-287 |
WA 3 due |
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March 4 |
Biomes at mid-latitudes (BZ) |
Chapter 8:210-214; Chapter 10:275-283 |
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March 6 |
Biomes at mid-latitudes (BZ) |
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March 7 |
Discussion 9: |
Ecotones/Desertification II |
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March 8 |
Deserts (BZ) |
Chapter 10:288-292 Chapter 15:446-457 |
PS 4 due |
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March 11 |
Deserts (BZ) |
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March 13 |
Tropical biomes (RS) |
Chapter 8:220-226 Chapter 10:269-275 |
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March 14 |
Discussion 10: |
Recap |
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March 15 |
Tropical biomes (RS) |
WA 4 due |
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March 22 |
Review Session, 2:00 p.m., |
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March 23 |
FINAL EXAM, 1:30-3:30 p.m., |
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*The assigned readings are from Geosystems (4th edition) by R. W. Christopherson. Articles to be read for discussion will be handed out during discussion sections. |
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