SIO 108Paleoclimatology

4 units · SIO · UC San Diego

An introduction to basic principles and applications of paleoclimatology, the study of climate and climate changes that occurred prior to the period of instrumental records. A review of processes and archives of climate data will be investigated using examples from Earth history.

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Prerequisites

From the catalog: “ESYS 102 or SIO 50 or SIO 12 or consent of instructor.”

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Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences (B.S.)
Geosciences (B.S.)
Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.)