EOSC 112 Schedule for Winter Session 2005-2006, Term 1
Lectures on Mon., Wed., Fri. 2:00 p.m. in WOOD 2. Lecturers: WH = Prof. William Hsieh, EP = Prof. Evgeny Pakhomov “ch.” refers to chapters in the textbook “The Earth System” by Kump et al. (2nd edition)
September 7 WH1 Intro-1 EOSC 112 course overview (ch.1) 9 WH2 Intro-2 Global climate change (ch.1) 12 WH3 Sys-1 Systems approach (ch.2) 14 WH4 Sys-2 Daisyworld (ch.2) 16 WH5 E-1 Radiation energy (ch.3) 19 WH6 E-2 Greenhouse effect and energy balance (ch.3) 21 WH7 E-3 Modelling energy balance (ch.3) 23 WH8 Atm-1 Vertical motion in atmosphere (ch.4) 26 WH9 Atm-2 Atmospheric dynamics (ch.4) 28 WH10 Atm-3 Atmospheric circulation (ch.4) 30 WH Test 1 (covers material from 7 Sept. - 26 Sept.) October 3 WH11 Atm-4 Winds (ch.4) 5 WH12 Atm-5 Temperature and precipitation (ch.4) 7 WH13 Oc-1 Ocean structure (ch.5) 10 Holiday (Thanksgiving) 12 WH14 Oc-2 Wind-driven circulation (upper ocean) (ch.5) 14 WH15 Oc-3 Salt in the ocean (ch.5) 17 WH16 Oc-4 Thermohaline circulation and the great conveyor belt (ch.5) 19 EP1 Biological Oceanography: ocean habitats, biodiversity (ch.9,13) 21 EP2 Biological Oceanography: biodiversity, basic ecology (ch.9,13) 24 EP3 Biological Oceanography: productivity, patterns of distribution, migrations (ch.9) 26 WH+EP Test 2 (covers material from 28 Sept. - 21 Oct.) 28 EP4 Biology of selected ecosystems: hydrothermal vents 31 EP5 Biology of selected ecosystems: coral reefs and estuaries November 2 EP6 Biochemical recycling of matter: introduction, carbon cycle (ch.8) 4 EP7 Biochemical recycling of matter: carbon cycle (ch.8) 7 EP8 Biochemical recycling of matter: nitrogen and phosphorous cycles 9 EP9 Marine pollution 11 Holiday (Remembrance Day) 14 EP10 The harvest of the sea: potential and performance 16 EP11 Paleoclimate, time scales: geologic, biologic and political (ch.12,14) 18 EP Test 3 (covers material from 24 Oct. - 14 Nov.) 21 EP12 Paleoclimate: Pleistocene glaciations, climate feedbacks (ch.12,14) 23 EP13 Interannual/interdecadal climate variability: El Nino-Southern Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation (ch.15) 25 EP14 Global warming: effects on marine biota (ch.16) 28 EP15 Ozone depletion: effects on marine biota (ch.17) 30 WH Review of tests 1 and 2 (material covered by WH) December 2 EP Review of tests 2 and 3 (material covered by EP)