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Spring 2011 Class info

TR Class 2:30 PM to 3:45 PM Room 3210

TR Class 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM Room 3230

Textbook: Withgott, Environment, 3rd ed.

 

News!!!!!!!!! – Check the GPC Geoblog for any updates!

Also, Geology/Environmental Science on geosciblog - science

 


Calendar for TR Classes (tentative – will be updated on a regular basis, as we proceed)

1/11

Introduction

 

1/13

Intro/Chapter 1

 

1/18

Chapter 1/Chapter 2

 

 

1/20

Chapter 2

 

 

1/25

Chapter 2/Chapter 3

 

 

1/27

Chapter 3

 

 

2/01

Chapter 3 cont

 

 

2/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam –

 

 

Power Point Notes (Note: Most of exam questions come from Power Point and Note Sheets below) 

Introduction/Rant

Complete

Chapter 1

Complete

Chapter 2 

Complete

Chapter 3

Complete

Exam I Review

Complete

Chapter 4

Complete

Georgia Geology Notes Part I

Georgia Geology Notes Part II

Geology Composite

Chapter 5

Finished 9/28/09

Chapter 6

Finished 10/05/09

Exam I 2/8/11

Chapter 17

Weather, Climate, & Air Pollution Issues

A few more slides may be added – through slide 51 essentially done.

 

Scientific Enrichment – To be discussed after Exam I

 

22 Climate Drivers

New 1/20/11

New Chapter 8

New Chapter 11

Chapter 13

Chapter 8

Due Diligience

Chapter 12

Class Notes (You can download and fill these out from the Power Point, but some of the answers will only be presented in class.)

Final Exam Study Tips, based on Power Point notes… to clarify things (hopefully). 

 

 

Pertinent info on the Greenhouse Debate – the science is almost never settled.

Remember – click on link in GPC Geoblog for the article or here is it directly below.

Global Warming: How It All Began (How the paradigm “Increased CO2 causes global warming” began.  Who started it might surprise you.) Linked homework questions

 

Water Vapor Rules the Greenhouse System 

Water Vapor Rules...shortened version  Played with formats, shortened to 10 pages.  Need to check to make sure graphs are in right place.   Linked homework questions

 

Temporary Assignment page is linked in table at top of page

 

Talking Trees webpage Information on Cherokee “arborglyphs” Begun 9/9/04 – see Forsyth County article link – more will be added when time permits.

 

Global Warming: How it All Began questions Link

Water Vapor Rules the Greenhouse questions Link

Water Vapor Rules...shortened version

 

The Leipzig Declaration

 

 

Plate Tectonic Animated Reconstructions – Drag cursor back and forth across diagrams per instructions.  Dial-up modems will be slow.  If animation doesn’t work, try another computer.  Future Projects animation didn’t seem to work.

 


The links and other info below are in the process of being revised…(7/16/04)  Some links may not work or may have changed.
 Still Waiting For Greenhouse     Report on Appalachian Forest Health  Report on Defoliation of White Oaks in S. Ohio      

·  Env. Sci. Class Notes  Old material – not updated yet.

Links to Organizations Individual links may have “rotted”, will check later.

 Current Events & Case Studies

 

 Atmospheric and Climatic reports

 Weather Underground SE Radar map
  The Weather Channel SE Radar map

 Rules for Eco-Sanity

  Term Paper Outline and Suggestions

  Photos

Class Notes, Links to external websites, Case Studies, Current Events, and Announcements -Environmental Science



 Other Science links (and related stuff)- Haven’t had time to check the other links lately…

Archaeology

Dinosaurs

Non-native species

Misc. Science Links

 The Power of Stupidity

 Solar energy links and other good stuff 4/01/01

 Important Political Issues

DDT article I New!

DDT article II New!

El Niño (and related stuff) Links were working as of 12/06/04

A 7,000-Year Record of El Niño Activity

 El Niños and Global Warming

 

 

 

 

Coral and Other Reefs – Some of the links may have drifted about, the same day I fixed them.  12/06/04.

Links fixed on 12/06/04 – this row

Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 

 Health Status of the World’s Coral Reefs

Coral Reef Bleaching and Climate Change

Links fixed on 12/06/04 – this row

 Gray’s Reef - Georgia Coast

  Artificial Reefs – Alabama Coast

 Archaeocyathids (Cambrian Period) (the first reef builders)

 Rugose Corals (Paleozoic only)

 Tabulate Corals (Paleozoic only)

 Scleractinid Corals (Mesozoic & Cenozoic)

 Human-Induced Destruction of Coral Reefs

The following links may have drifted to different cells.

 Fungi associated with dust may be affecting coral reefs

 Long Distance Dust may adversely affect coral reefs

 Conference on Globally Transported Dust

The following links may have drifted to different cells.

 PBS/Scientific American - dust-borne pathogens

 Dust from Africa may be killing Caribbean coral

 

 

Atmospheric Issues

Global Warming: A chilling perspective - Univ. of West Va.

 

 

 

 

 

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