EAS 106 INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE


Introduction to Earth Systems Science treats the phenomena of the earth, oceans
and atmosphere including mountain building and erosion, volcanoes, earthquakes
tsunamis, waves and tides, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes and, ice ages.

A systems point of view is used, meaning that the complex interactions between
phenomena are considered in the context of grand unifying concepts such as
plate tectonics, global change and (water and carbon) cycles.

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OUTLINE

COURSE OUTLINE
LECTURES: POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS (IN PDF FORMAT)

ORIGIN AND GRAND VIEW OF THE EARTH
MINERALS AND ROCKS
EARTH STRUCTURE, PLATE TECTONICS, GEOLOGIC TIME
WAVES IN THE EARTH, ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS
EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, AND MOUNTAINS
DUNES, RIVERS, GLACIERS, GROUND WATER
THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS
CLOUDS
THUNDERSTORMS, BLIZZARDS, AND HURRICANES
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LABS

CONTOUR ANALYSIS
MINERALS AND IGNEOUS ROCKS                            
SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS                            
WAVES IN THE EARTH, OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE       (WORD DOCUMENT)
WAVES IN THE EARTH, OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE       (POWERPOINT) 
PLATE_TECTONICS                                (WORD DOCUMENT)
PLATE_TECTONICS                                (POWERPOINT)                            
GEOLOGICAL TIME: STRATIGRAPHY, RADIOACTIVITY
DENSITY OF MINERALS, WATER AND AIR                            
INWOOD PARK FIELD TRIP
GROUND WATER FLOW
GROUND WATER CONTAMINANT FLOW
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDINGS AND CROSS SECTIONS       (POWERPOINT)
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDINGS AND CROSS SECTIONS       (EXCEL)
WINTER STORMS
SATELLITES AND REMOTE SENSING
NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND PREDICTION                            






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AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY


SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS
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TEST #2 SAMPLE PROBLEMS
TEST #3 and LAB TEST SAMPLE PROBLEMS