2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 06, 2024  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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GLY 379 - Climate Change

The science of climate change. Application of geological, biological and chemical proxy records, instrumental data and models to understand past and current climate change. Emphasis on natural and anthropogenic forcings and feedbacks that have controlled Earth's climate system over the last two million years.  Prerequisites: GLY 171 or GLY 261. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Recall key definitions and facts of climate science.
  2. Explain how natural forcings and feedbacks operate on and within the climate system to cause climate and climate change.
  3. Explain how human influences on climate have increased through the late Quaternary.
  4. Apply climate proxies, instrumental data and models to analyze past and current climate change.



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