Environmental Change in the Glacial Ages

Course Details

  • Acronym ESS 433
  • Instructor(s) Terry Swanson
  • Quarter Spring 2020
  • Credits 5
  • Meeting Times Lecture: MWF 230-320, Lab: F 930-1120
  • Location SAV 164, JHN 117
  • Fullfills Climate Minor ESS Elective Requirement

Course Description

Physical, biological evidence of climatic change during Quaternary Period; emphasizing stratigraphy, chronology. Impact of alternating glacial/interglacial cycles on earth’s terrestrial, marine environments. Theories on causes of climatic variation.