Earth’s Climate System

Course Details

  • Acronym ESS 201
  • Instructor(s) Gerard Roe
  • Quarter Autumn 2022
  • Credits 3
  • Meeting Times MWF 230-320
  • Location JHN 111
  • Fullfills Climate Minor Core
  • Prerequisites either MATH 124, MATH 134, or Q SCI 291; recommended: An introductory background in earth sciences, chemistry or physics is helpful, but not required.

Course Description

Earth’s dynamic environment, global energy balance, interplay of chemical, physical, and biological processes shaping the Earth’s surface and climate. Emphasis on quantitative methods for measuring, evaluating, and understanding contemporary changes relative to the last several thousand years.