ERS60 Agenda 1998

Date

Lectures/Discussion

Reading*

Assignments

January 7

Introduction, climate (TN)

65-88

 

Discussion 1:

January 8, 9

Introduction

 

WS 1

 

 

 

 

January 12

Climate (TN)

106-118

 

January 14

Climate (TN)

351-371

PS 1

Discussion 2:

January 15, 16

El Niño

110-115

 

 

 

 

 

January 19

**** HOLIDAY ****

 

 

January 21

Hydrology (RS)

89-91

PS 1 due

Discussion 3:

January 22, 23

Climate change/greenhouse effect

371-402

WS 2

 

 

 

 

January 26

Soils (RS)

Chapter 1

 

January 28

Soils (RS)

 

WS 1 due, PS 2

Discussion 4:

January 29, 30

Hillslope and watershed hydrology

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2

Photosynthesis, respiration (RS)

127-138, 143-149

 

February 3

Biomass, decomposition (RS)

245-267

PS 2 due

Discussion 5:

February 5, 6

Wetlands

 

WS 3

 

 

 

 

February 9

Biogeochemical cycles (RS)

Chapter 5

 

February 11

MIDTERM 2:10-3 pm, 26 Wellman

 

WS 2 due, PS 3

Discussion 6:

February 12, 13

Plant succession, biodiversity

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 16

**** HOLIDAY ****

 

 

February 18

High latitudes/elevation: Climate (TN)

 

PS 3 due

Discussion 7:

February 19, 20

Acid deposition

313-335

WS 4

 

 

 

 

February 23

High latitudes/elevation: Soils/veg (RS)

 

 

February 25

Mid-latitudes: Climate (TN)

 

WS 3 due, PS 4

Discussion 8:

February 26, 27

Permafrost

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2

Mid-latitude: Soils/veg (RS)

 

 

March 4

Deserts (TN)

 

PS 4 due

Discussion 9:

March 5, 6

Ecotones

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 9

Tropics: Climate (TN)

 

 

March 11

Tropics: Soils/veg (RS)

 

WS 4 due

Discussion 10:

March 12, 13

Desertification

279-289

 

 

 

 

 

March 16

Severe and unusual weather (TN)

 

 

March 18

California Ecoregions (RS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 25

FINAL EXAM, 4-6 pm, 26 Wellman

 

 

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