EARTH 402Modeling the Earth System
Earth 402 is a course that focuses on modeling Earth systems with a focus on the climate system, including the economic and policy aspects of energy and carbon emissions. By building and experimenting with numerical models of these systems, students gain insight into the dynamics of these systems, including the future consequences of different policy decisions that impact the climate system.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (2 programs).
Required in (2)
- Earth Science and Policy, B.S.
- Earth and Sustainability, Minor
One of the options in (1)
- Planetary Science and Astronomy, B.S.