Overview
Description
Fundamental concepts relating to Earth System Science, including interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, pedosphere, and biosphere. Methods to examine how Earth System is changing in response to human activities.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
NRES 295NRES 322
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; NRES 295; NRES 322.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO11, CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- discuss key processes that govern and connect the different spheres of the Earth system at scales ranging from ecosystems to biomes.
- investigate how Earth system processes are influenced by global change.
- predict the ways in which human activities can influence processes at local, regional, and global scales.
- critically evaluate global change issues that influence interactions among soil, hydrological, and ecological processes, synthesized from previous coursework.