ECS318
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Snow, Glaciers, and Climate Change
Subject
ECS
Catalog Number
318
Title
Snow, Glaciers, and Climate Change
Course Description
Introduction to the role of ice and snow in the Earth's climate system and rapid changes occurring to the cryosphere due to climate change. Course will focus on the major components of the global cryosphere, namely snowpack, glaciers and ice sheets, permafrost, and sea ice. We will study the physical processes that affect the role of ice in the Earth system and the technologies and observation techniques used to understand the cryosphere and its relationship with climate. Course topics will also include socioeconomic implications of ice loss, the potential of geoengineering to mitigate these changes, and how climate change and ice are portrayed in popular media.
Grading Basis
Graded
Course Typically Offered
Fall Only
Consent (Permission Number)
No Special Consent Required
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Lecture
General Education Curriculum Codes
NW - (NW) Investigating Natural World: A&S Curriculum, NS - (NS) Natural Sciences