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The science article library contains thousands of PDF articles. It is an amazing resource. The database is password protected. Search This Website--Open Resource There are over 13,000 web pages on my website! There are so many pages that it can be difficult to even know what is here. Many of these web pages are student research articles, complete with literature sources. Use the Within-Site Search Engine to look for past student research work that may aid you in your research! It is not password protected. |
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Everyone will be involved in a semester long research project. We expect timely submissions to the Climate Change Project Database. This includes your ideas, proposals, peer review, and progress reports. Postings beyond the due dates (see syllabus) will result in a 10% grade penalty/day.
This work will require an extensive statement of the topic of interest in combination with an in-depth literature review. The research topic must be integrated with data analysis and interpretation. The report will include actual research data obtained and analyzed from sources on NOAA's World Wide Web Paleoclimate Database (or other sources) as well as the most recent literature sources that address your research interests on global change. The report will take the form of a professional journal article. The report will be presented orally as well at the end of the semester.
Here is a Research Topic "Jump Start:"If you are ready, you can Enter Your Own Research Proposal or Discussion Topic NOW. Or, respond to a particular research submission! Perhaps you have some insights that can help! To do so, browse the works in progress by clicking on the research area of your choice. Then add your response!
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Try it, you'll like it! Where do we start? This database is an extension of my core interests--look at it as an appendage to these web pages. From severe weather, to hurricanes, satellite imagery, computer modeling, climate change (el nino, greenhouse warming), evolution, origins, astronomy, paleontology, earth science resources, tropical ecosystems, biodiversity, marine ecology, herpetology, research feedback--it's all there (over 290,000 web pages!). Enter some key words to search by: Find pages with of these words and return results. Document Summaries Search Phonetically Begins With Searching
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How might the chemical weathering of the Himalayas change climate?
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So, you're probably wondering how we are going to accomplish the course goals! Well, We'd like to have a balance among current climate topics (modern day climate and weather), the past (as found in the most pertinent literature) and Student Projects (Hot Climate Topics). For the first 2/3's of the course, each week one class period will be devoted to modern climate, the other to modern climate change literature. Then, in the final 1/3 of the course, we will continue with modern climate, but more importantly, we will concentrate on student led discussions and presenations on Research Topics.
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Course Schedules--Topics, Readings & Assignments
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Class Topic |
Text |
Pages (text) |
Computer (Due Mondays, 11 pm) |
Reflection Articles Ponder + Post (due Wednesdays, 11 pm) |
| Jan 7, 9 | 1 |
Intro Water |
Preface 1 |
24 |
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Post Course Response to Goals and Expectations Reflection 1a: Virtual Climate Alert......and Post a Reflection (Due 1/9/03) Aquaint yourself with the Midwest Weather Site Aquaint yourself with the Radar & Severe Weather Site |
| Jan 14, 16 | 2 |
Heat Budget Atmospheric Moisture |
2 | 36 |
Assignment #1: Data + Graphs-1 Excel Reflections: Making Better Graphs (due 1/13) |
Reflection 1b: Biology and Climate: Biological Consequences of global warming: is the signal already... and Post a Reflection! (Due 1/15) Lab Exercise#1 : The Sun Lab--Finding Our
Latitude Using Sun Angles |
| Jan 21, 23 | 3 |
Clouds/Dew Historical Changes |
3 16 17 |
83 | Assignment#2: Data and Graphs (due 1/20) |
Reflection#2-Emerging Marine Diseases--Climate Links and Anthropogenic Factors Post Response (due 1/22)
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| Jan 28, 30 | 4 |
Atmos Stability Recent Glaciations |
14 15 16 |
78 | Images, Word, Powerpoint (due 1/27) |
Reflection#3-Was Medieval Warming Global? and.......Post Response (due 1/29) |
| Feb 4, 6 | 5 |
Precipiatiuon Orbital/astronomic effects El Nino |
8 10 12 |
65 | Scales and graphs Best fit lines, multiple data sets (due 2/3) |
Student Presentation#1:El Nino and Climate Reflection #4: Ocean Circulation and Climate During the Past 120,000 years and.......Post Response |
| Feb 11, 13 | 6 |
Air Pressure Milankovitch cyclicity |
6 7 |
45 | More scales and graphs Time, logs, double-Y |
Student Presentation#2:Milankovitch Reflection#5: The Deglaciation of the Northern Hemisphere and.......Post Response |
| Feb 18, 20 | 7 |
Wind Sea Level |
4 5 |
43 | Statistics- intro programs, centrality, dispersion | Student Presentation#3:Sea Level Reflection#6: Sea Level Change Through the Last Glacial Cycle and.......Post Response |
| Feb 25, 27 | 8 |
Fronts Snowball Earth |
9 11 |
37 | Statistics-intermediate comparisons, outliers | Student Presentation#4:Snowball Earth Reflection#7: Comings and Goings of Global Glaciation......and.......Post Response |
| Mar 4, 6 | 9 |
Dr. Ken Hsu | 18 | 18 | Statistics-advanced | Student Presentation#5:Primary Productivity Reflection#8: Carbon and Carbonate Metabolism in Coastal Ecosystems and.......Post Response |
| Mar 11, 13 | Spring Break |
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| Mar 18, 20 | 10 |
Cyclones/Dr. Mountain-ODP, Sea Level | Statistics-power advanced | Student Presentation#6:Agriculture Reflection#9: and.......Post Response |
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| Mar 25, 27 | 11 |
Forecasting Deforestation |
19 | 28 | TBA | Student Presentation#7:Deforestation Reflection#10: The Compounding Effects of Tropical Deforestation and Greenhouse Warming on Climate and.......Post Response |
| April 1,3 | 12 |
Thunderstorms Hurricanes Diseases |
TBA | Student Presentation#8:Human Disease Reflection#11: and.......Post Response |
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| April 8,10 | 13 |
Research Presentations | Final Research Project Postings | |||
| April 22,24 | 14 |
Research Presentations | ||||
| April 29-May 1 | 15 |
Summary |
REFERENCES |
Text:
Ruddiman, William F.2001. Earth's Climate: Past and Future
Readings:
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(1995) Organic carbon exhumation and global warming during the early Himalayan
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