Paleoclimate Proxies

Course Details

  • Acronym ATM S/ESS/OCEAN 554
  • Instructor(s) Frank Pavia
  • Quarter Winter 2025
  • Credits 3
  • Meeting Times W 12:30-01:50
  • Location OCN 425
  • Fullfills GCeCS Applications Course

Course Description

Principles and applications of the geochemical proxies used in terrestrial and marine archives to investigate climate changes in the geologic past, focused on glacial-interglacial cycles of the last 1 million years.

Format: A combination of paper discussion and in-class problem solving, with the bulk of the work/grade coming from a term paper on a topic of your choosing.