ESCI 423 - Reconstructing Climate

Introduction to the central concepts and techniques of reconstructing climate. This includes the reconstructions of past temperature, precipitation, streamflow, and sea surface temperatures using proxy data from ice cores, pollen records, tree rings etc. The class will be in lecture/lab format. The lab portion will include field trips to significant paleoecological sites in Washington. The primary lab activities involve building tree-ring chronologies using climate-sensitive trees.

Prerequisites & Notes: ESCI 325 or BIOL 325; ESCI 340 or BIOL 340 or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter