printer friendly pageEESS 152: Marine Chemistry (EARTHSYS 152, EARTHSYS 252, EESS 252)
Introduction to the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills required to critically evaluate problems in marine chemistry and related disciplines. Physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine the chemical composition of seawater. Air-sea gas exchange, carbonate chemistry, and chemical equilibria, nutrient and trace element cycling, particle reactivity, sediment chemistry, and diagenesis. Examination of chemical tracers of mixing and circulation and feedbacks of ocean processes on atmospheric chemistry and climate. Designed to be taken concurrently with Biological Oceanography (EESS/
EARTHSYS 151/251)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Casciotti, K. (PI)
EESS 155: Science of Soils (EARTHSYS 155)
Physical, chemical, and biological processes within soil systems. Emphasis is on factors governing nutrient availability, plant growth and production, land-resource management, and pollution within soils. How to classify soils and assess nutrient cycling and contaminant fate. Recommended: introductory chemistry and biology.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Alexander-Ozinskas, A. (PI)
;
Boye, K. (PI)
;
Chadwick, D. (PI)
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Instructors:
Alexander-Ozinskas, A. (PI)
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Boye, K. (PI)
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Chadwick, D. (PI)
;
Fendorf, S. (PI)
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Lee, J. (PI)
;
Stuckey, J. (PI)
EESS 156: Soil and Water Chemistry (EARTHSYS 156, EARTHSYS 256, EESS 256)
(Graduate students register for 256.) Practical and quantitative treatment of soil processes affecting chemical reactivity, transformation, retention, and bioavailability. Principles of primary areas of soil chemistry: inorganic and organic soil components, complex equilibria in soil solutions, and adsorption phenomena at the solid-water interface. Processes and remediation of acid, saline, and wetland soils. Recommended: soil science and introductory chemistry and microbiology.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Alexander-Ozinskas, A. (PI)
;
Ying, S. (PI)
EESS 158: Geomicrobiology (EARTHSYS 158, EARTHSYS 258, EESS 258)
How microorganisms shape the geochemistry of the Earth's crust including oceans, lakes, estuaries, subsurface environments, sediments, soils, mineral deposits, and rocks. Topics include mineral formation and dissolution; biogeochemical cycling of elements (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and metals); geochemical and mineralogical controls on microbial activity, diversity, and evolution; life in extreme environments; and the application of new techniques to geomicrobial systems. Recommended: introductory chemistry and microbiology such as
CEE 274A.
Last offered: Winter 2013
EESS 162: Remote Sensing of Land (EARTHSYS 142, EARTHSYS 242, EESS 262)
The use of satellite remote sensing to monitor land use and land cover, with emphasis on terrestrial changes. Topics include pre-processing data, biophysical properties of vegetation observable by satellite, accuracy assessment of maps derived from remote sensing, and methodologies to detect changes such as urbanization, deforestation, vegetation health, and wildfires.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Lambin, E. (PI)
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Ordway, E. (PI)
EESS 164: Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science (GIS) (EARTHSYS 144)
Survey of geographic information including maps, satellite imagery, and census data, approaches to spatial data, and tools for integrating and examining spatially-explicit data. Emphasis is on fundamental concepts of geographic information science and associated technologies. Topics include geographic data structure, cartography, remotely sensed data, statistical analysis of geographic data, spatial analysis, map design, and geographic information system software. Computer lab assignments.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Carbajales, P. (PI)
EESS 179S: Seminar: Issues in Environmental Science, Technology and Sustainability (CEE 179S, CEE 279S, EARTHSYS 179S)
Invited faculty, researchers and professionals share their insights and perspectives on a broad range of environmental and sustainability issues. Students critique seminar presentations and associated readings.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Robertson, A. (PI)
EESS 183: Food Matters: Agriculture in Film (EARTHSYS 183, EARTHSYS 283, EESS 283)
Film series presenting historical and contemporary issues dealing with food and agriculture across the globe. Students discuss reactions and thoughts in a round table format. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Archie, P. (PI)
EESS 184: Climate and Agriculture (EARTHSYS 184, EARTHSYS 284, EESS 284)
The effects of climate change on global food and agricultural systems. Climate assessment and socioeconomic modeling approaches to quantify the impacts of climate on agro-ecosystems and society. Enrollment limited to 25; priority to graduate students, seniors, and juniors. Prerequisites:
ECON 106/206.
Last offered: Spring 2012
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
EESS 208: Topics in Geobiology (GES 208)
Reading and discussion of classic and recent papers in the field of Geobiology. Co-evolution of Earth and life; critical intervals of environmental and biological change; geomicrobiology; paleobiology; global biogeochemical cycles; scaling of geobiological processes in space and time.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
Instructors:
Francis, C. (PI)
;
Payne, J. (PI)
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