I will be offering a 3 credit reading/discussion seminar (Geology 
702h-sec 001) on global and regional aspects of Climate Change this fall 
at 330-500 preferably Tu or Th.  If you are interested please let me 
know so that we can schedule a convenient time.

BOB Karlin
784-1770


Course: Announcement: Quaternary Climate Change
Spring, 1997
Geology 702h/ Sec. 002
Call Number: 82709

3 credits
Instructor:  Dr. Robert Karlin

This course will focus on the causes, mechanisms, and history of climate 
change at both global and regional scales.  The class will be in a 
seminar format with student groups reading and leading discussion on 
important recent advances and classic research papers on topics such as:

The Climate System - How Does It Work?
Causes and Mechanisms of Climate Change
        Astrophysical Influences
        Timescales of Climatic Variability
        The Carbon Cycle, CO2, and the Greenhouse Effect
Tools of the Climate Trade
        Geochronology
        Stable Isotopes
        Chemical Tracers
        Biological Tracers
Geologic Evidence of Global Climate Change During the Quaternary
        Marine sediments
        Ice cores
        Lake sediments
        Terrigenous deposits
Pleistocene Climate Change in the Great Basin
Climate change and Human Affairs
        Global Change in the Historical Past
        Effects of Climate on Civilization
        Prospects of Future Climate Change