The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate

Course Details

  • Acronym ATMOS/ESS/OCEAN 588
  • Instructor(s) Abby Swann
  • Quarter Winter 2026
  • Credits 3
  • Meeting Times TTh 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Location ATG 310
  • Fullfills GCeCS requirement

Course Description

Oceanic and terrestrial biogeochemical processes controlling atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Records of past changes in the earth’s carbon cycle from geological, oceanographic, and terrestrial archives. Anthropogenic perturbations to cycles. Develop simple box models, discuss results of complex models.