School of Science - Department of Geology

0305984 Paleoclimate

• Course Description :This course explores climate change from the geological perspective. It will include: Introduction to mechanisms that drive climate, including the interplay between oceanic and atmospheric circulation and fluctuation in Earth’s orbital parameters (Milankovitsh cycles). Examination and analysis of past climate records ranging from historical documentation to geological, ecological and geochemical proxies (e.g sediments, fossils, tree ring analysis, O and C isotopes of skeletal carbonates and soils). Dating methods (e.g. C-14 and U/Th…etc.) will used to constrain and correlate climatic periods. Emphasis placed on paleoclimatology and paleocology of the late Quaternary (last 1 million years).
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• Credit Hour : (3 Credit Hours)
• Department : Geology
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• Course Level :Doctorate
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