Earth and Ocean Sciences EOSC 112
The Fluid Earth - Atmosphere and Oceans

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Introduction:
Ice caps are melting, surface temperatures are rising, fish are disappearing. These phenomena are features of a complex system whose workings we are only now starting to understand. In this course, we will use the latest results from environmental physics, chemistry and biology to explain what we know (and don't know!) about the coupled atmosphere-ocean system.
Topics covered include:   Atmosphere and ocean circulations.   Life-climate feedback and the global carbon cycle.   Marine biodiveristy and collapse of fisheries.   Climate variability and climate change: ice ages, El Niño, global warming.

Course description (from UBC Calendar):
EOSC 112 (3) The Fluid Earth - Atmosphere and Ocean
Introduction to processes in ocean and atmosphere. Heat, current, winds, clouds, marine life, resources. Effects of coupling, climate change, pollution.


Instructors:
  • Prof. Lionel Pandolfo   Office: EOS-South 159. Tel: 604-822-1814. Email: "lpandolfo" followed by "@eos.ubc.ca"
  • Prof. Evgeny Pakhomov   Office: EOS-South 364. Tel: 604-827-5564. Email: "epakhomov" followed by "@eos.ubc.ca"

    Teaching assistants:
  • Olivier Riche   Email: oriche@eos.ubc.ca
  • Anna Hippmann   Email: ahippmann@eos.ubc.ca

    Textbook: "The Earth System" (2nd edition) by Lee R. Kump, J.F. Kasting and R.G. Crane. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.

    Reference books:
  • "Meteorology Today" (7th edition) by C. Donald Ahrens. Thomson Learning. 2003.
  • "Invitation to Oceanography", 2nd (or later) edition, by P.R. Binet. Jones and Barlett Publishers. 2000.

    Grades:
  • Test marks (best 2 out of 3 tests counted) = 60%
  • Final exam = 40%
  • A few quizzes worth bonus points.

    http://www.eos.ubc.ca/courses/eosc112
    Written 2004 by W. Hsieh.
    Copyright © 2004 by the UBC Earth and Ocean Science Dept.