EOSC 442 · Climate Measurement and Analysis

Local climate time series collection and analysis. Retrieval and analysis of on-line climate data and model output. [0-3-0] Prerequisite: EOSC 340 and one of CPSC 110, CPSC 111, CPSC 301, EOSC 211, MATH 210, PHYS 210 and one of STAT 200, STAT 241, BIOL 300.

Instructor, 2022: Michael Lipsen

Learning Objectives

1. Conduct science research based on observations and data collected in the class
2. Consider scale and scale dependence of environmental phenomena, and how those are reflected in environmental information.
3. Appreciate the effort, potential errors and problems in collecting long-term environmental time series.
4. Refine your use of PRECISE scientific terminology to describe your data, your question(s) and your outcomes.
5. Find, assess and use publicly available data to critically and quantitatively evaluate scientific ideas.
6. Apply the concepts of statistical significance, anomalies, correlation, trends, periodicity, variance and co-variance using common computational techniques.
7. Critically evaluate scientific statements
8. Communicate science visually and orally
9. Work effectively as part of a group