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Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Lab
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences,
Stony Brook University
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Education:

 

    I offer or co-teach several courses at both the undergraduate- and graduate-level that involve oceanography and climate.

 

Oceanography (MAR104) - an examination of the world ocean and the processes that control its major features and the life that inhabits it.  Suitable for non-science majors.  3 credits.  (This course counts for DEC-E credit).

 

Geological Oceanography (MAR 506) - an introduction to the geological oceanography of the world ocean with emphasis on the coastal environment; discussions of the physical processes controlling the structure and evolution of the ocean basins and continental margins, the distribution of marine sediment, and the development of coastal features.  3 credits.

 

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (MAR 545) - the course will provide an extensive overview of the methods used in paleoclimate research and an examination of important climate events during the Late-Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.We will discuss proxies used to create paleoclimate reconstructions forcing mechanisms on interannual to million year time scales, climate effects on geological and biological processes, and themodeling of present climate and extrapolation to past and future climates.  3 credits.

 

 

 

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Satellite image of sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic (image courtesy of O. Brown, University of Miami).