printer friendly pageESS 71: Planet Ocean (BIO 71, OCEANS 71)
Oceans make up the majority of our planet's area and living spaces and are fundamental to biodiversity, climate, food and commerce.This course covers integration of the oceanography, marine biology, policy and problem-solving for diverse ocean habitats such as the deep sea, coral reefs, open ocean, temperate coasts, and polar seas. Lectures include state of the art science of these areas, emerging technologies, policies for management and possible solutions to current problems. Discussion sections include how to read and interpret scientific papers, how to frame policy questions using science guidance, new technologies, and how to frame a pitch for a new solution to a current ocean problem.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Dunbar, R. (PI)
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Micheli, F. (PI)
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Palumbi, S. (PI)
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Instructors:
Dunbar, R. (PI)
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Micheli, F. (PI)
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Palumbi, S. (PI)
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Illing, M. (TA)
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Olivero, A. (TA)
ESS 123: Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions (EARTHSYS 123A, EARTHSYS 223, ESS 223)
How do ecosystems respond to climate change, and how can ecosystems affect climate? This course describes, quantitatively and qualitatively, the different feedback mechanisms between the land surface and climate at both local and global scales. We will also discuss how these processes can be modelled and measured across earth's diverse ecosystems, and how they affect prospects for nature-based climate solutions. Basic familiarity with programming is helpful.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Konings, A. (PI)
ESS 148: Introduction to Physical Oceanography (CEE 162D, CEE 262D, EARTHSYS 164)
An introduction to what causes the motions in the oceans. Topics include: the physical environment of the ocean; properties of sea water; atmosphere-ocean interactions; conservation of heat, salt, mass, and momentum, geostrophic flows, wind-driven circulation patterns; the Gulf Stream; equatorial dynamics and El Nino; and tides. By the end of the course, students will have physical intuition for why ocean currents look the way they do and a basic mathematical framework for quantifying the motions. Prerequisite:
PHYSICS 41
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Davis, K. (PI)
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Meng, J. (TA)
ESS 158: Geomicrobiology (BIO 190, EARTHSYS 158, EARTHSYS 258, ESS 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.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Francis, C. (PI)
ESS 162: Remote Sensing of Land (EARTHSYS 142, EARTHSYS 242, ESS 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, Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Moanga, D. (PI)
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White, E. (PI)
ESS 208: Topics in Geobiology (EPS 208)
Reading course open to undergraduate, graduate students and postdocs to explore the paradigms and frontiers in the broad field of geobiology. The participants will have the opportunity to share and present papers on topics that push our understanding of Earth-life interactions across time. These could include topics, but are not limited to, the origin of life, oxygenic photosynthesis, metabolic innovations in microbes, the early evolution of animals and plants, and major extinction events. You will gain experience in critical reading skills, be a part of an interdisciplinary community and learn from each other. You will be expected to read and critically analyze the papers chosen by your peers and participate in discussions each week.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
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5 times
(up to 5 units total)
Instructors:
Liyanage, T. (PI)
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Singh, P. (PI)
ESS 221: Contaminant Hydrogeology and Reactive Transport (CEE 260C)
Decades of industrial activity have released vast quantities of contaminants to groundwater, threatening water resources, ecosystems and human health. What processes control the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface? What remediation strategies are effective and what are the tradeoffs among them? How are these processes represented in models used for regulatory and decision-making purposes? This course will address these and related issues by focusing on the conceptual and quantitative treatment of advective-dispersive transport with reacting solutes, including modern methods of contaminant transport simulation. Some Matlab programming / program modification required. Prerequisite: Physical Hydrogeology
ESS 220 /
CEE 260A (Gorelick) or equivalent and college-level course work in chemistry.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Gorelick, S. (PI)
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Maher, K. (PI)
ESS 223: Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions (EARTHSYS 123A, EARTHSYS 223, ESS 123)
How do ecosystems respond to climate change, and how can ecosystems affect climate? This course describes, quantitatively and qualitatively, the different feedback mechanisms between the land surface and climate at both local and global scales. We will also discuss how these processes can be modelled and measured across earth's diverse ecosystems, and how they affect prospects for nature-based climate solutions. Basic familiarity with programming is helpful.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Konings, A. (PI)
ESS 233: Mitigating Climate Change through Soil Management (EARTHSYS 233)
Climate change is one of the greatest crises facing our world. Increasing soil organic carbon storage may be a key strategy for mitigating global climate change, with the potential to offset approximately 20% of annual global fossil fuel emissions. In this course, we will learn about soil carbon cycling, its contribution to the global carbon cycle, how carbon is stored in soil, and land management practices that can increase or decrease soil carbon stocks, thereby mitigating or exacerbating climate change. Although the content is centered on soil carbon, the processes and skills learned in this course can be applied to design solutions to any environmental problem.Prerequisites: Some knowledge of soils, introductory chemistry, and introductory biology would be useful but not necessary. Please email the instructor if you have any concerns or questions.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Hoyt, A. (PI)
ESS 239: Data Science for Geoscience (EARTHSYS 240, ENERGY 240, EPS 140, EPS 240)
(Formerly
GEOLSCI 140 and 240) Overview of some of the most important data science methods (statistics, machine learning & computer vision) relevant for geological sciences, as well as other fields in the Earth Sciences. Areas covered are: extreme value statistics for predicting rare events; compositional data analysis for geochemistry; multivariate analysis for designing data & computer experiments; probabilistic aggregation of evidence for spatial mapping; functional data analysis for multivariate environmental datasets, spatial regression and modeling spatial uncertainty with covariate information (geostatistics). Identification & learning of geo-objects with computer vision. Focus on practicality rather than theory. Matlab exercises on realistic data problems. Change of Department Name: Earth and Planetary Science (Formerly Geologic Sciences).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Caers, J. (PI)
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