Prof. Wally Broecker and Peter deMenocal

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Palisades, NY 10964

(914) 365-8483

Email - peter@ldeo.columbia.edu

Web site - http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~peter

Office Hours: Appointments on the Columbia campus can be arranged on an

individual basis. Please call or email.

Grading Policy:

Final Exam: 40%
Mid-term exam: 35%
Attendance: 10%
Participation: 10%
Pop quizes: 5%

T., Feb 29	Global Energy Balance	What Controls Earth Climate?	ES: Ch 3 HP: Ch 7, p.197-214
Th., Mar 2	CO2 Thermostat		ES: Ch 7
T., Mar 21	Ocean/Atmosphere Circulation	El Niño	ES: Ch 4,5
Th., Mar 9	El Nino/La Nina or North Atlantic Oscillation		ES: Ch 8 (167-end) SA: Larson
T., Mar 14	Spring Break
Th., Mar 16	Spring Break
T., Mar 21	Ice Age History	Abrupt Climate Change or Climate of the last 1000 yrs	ES: Ch 11 HP: Ch 7, 214-227
Th., Mar 23	Mid-term Exam
T., Mar 28	The Glacial World: Milankovitch Mechanism Orbital Variations Milankovitch Theory Visualization of Milankovitch Theory	"Big Questions" in Paleoclimatology	ES: Ch 11 HP: Ch 7
Th., Mar 30	The Glacial World: Ocean, Land, and Atmosphere		HP: Ch 7, 214-227 ES: Ch. 11, 212-227
T., Apr 4	Glacial Atmospheres	Gradual forcing and response: Lessons from past climates	ES: Ch. 11, 220-221
Th., Apr. 6	Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon Cycling		ES: Ch 7, p 133-138 HP: Ch. 9, p. 259-271
T., Apr 11	Water Resources	NAO influence of Middle Eastern water supply	BP: Ch 9, p 236-end ES: CH. 4, p. 72-77.
Th., Apr 13	Energy Resources- Fossil Fuel		BP: Ch 17, p 457-466
T., Apr 18	Ozone Depletion	Genetically Modified Crops	ES: Ch 14
Th., Apr 20	Greenhouse Gases		ES: Ch 13 (253-262)
T., Apr 25	Greenhouse Climate Change	Climate Change and Social Policy	ES: Ch 13 (262-end)
Th., Apr 27	Population Growth		Science: Cohen (on reserve)

Study Questions for the Final Exam