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ERTH 445 - Paleoclimatology

(4 units)

Prerequisites: GEOG 340  or ERTH 240  or ERTH 300  or consent of instructor.
Methods and theories used in reconstructing and dating climates of the past 2 million years, using such proxies as sediment sequences, packrat middens, ice cores, tree rings, corals, and documentary data. Causes of environmental change and human interactions are analyzed.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours, lab activities 2 hours) Same course as GEOG 445 . Not open for credit to students with credit in GEOG 445 or GEOL 445.