Paleoclimatology – GEOL 437/637

Dr. Matthew S. Lachniet

UNLV Department of Geosciences

Last taught Spring 2007. Next offering TBD.

Chapter	Topic List
1	Overview of Climate Science
2	Earth's Climate System Today
3	Climate Archives, Data, and Models
4	CO2 and Long-Term Climate
5, 6, 7	Plate Tectonics and Climate (6 slides per page); (2 slides per page)
8	Astronomical Control of Solar Radiation (Lecture)
9, 10	Insolation Control of Monsoons and Ice Sheets
	Mid-term Exam and SPRING BREAK
11	Lecture 08: Orbital-scale changes in CO2 and CH4 3/20/07
12, 13	Lecture 09: Orbital-scale Interactions in the Climate System and the Last Glacial Maximum
14	Lecture 10: Climate During and Since the Last Glaciation (start 4/12/07)
15	Lecture 11: Millennial Oscillations in Climate
16	Lecture 12: Historical Changes in Climate
	Final Topic: IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR); Review the website and the Summary for Policymakers of Fourth Assessment Report.

2007 Syllabus

Required Textbook: Earth's Climate, Past and Future. William F. Ruddiman. Freeman Press. ISBN 0-7167-3741-8. If not at bookstore, order at Amazon.com or on the web.

Last updated 1/8/08

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