Paleoclimatology and Global Changes

Recommended Prerequisites

Transversal knowledge in the area of geology, including stratigraphy, sedimentology and sedimentary geochemistry.

First cycle in Geology or Geography completed.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical courses for transmission of fundamental knowledge, resolution of exercices.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of the Paleoclimatology and Global Changes curricular unit is to complement the training of students in Geology in the field of major climate and environmental changes that have occurred throughout the history of the Earth and during the last century, including: understanding and analyzing natural and anthropogenic that led to these major changes; apprehend the different approaches and methodologies used in the characterization of the climate (stable isotopes, mineralogical and geochemical proxies, etc.); the carbon cycle and other greenhouse gases.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Global climate changes

2. Solar radiation and albedo

3. Greenhouse gases

4. Ocean and atmosphere

5. Biogeochemical cycles

6. Stable isotopes

7. Climate changes and mass extinctions

8. Climate change and Anthropocenic.

Head Lecturer(s)

Eric Claude Font

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 35.0%
Exam: 65.0%

Bibliography

Kump, L. R., Kasting, J. F. & Crane, R. J., 2004. The Earth System Prientice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, 2.ª edição.

William W. Hay, 2012. Experimenting on a small Planet: a scholarly entertainment, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

Fornecimento de artigos científicos temáticos (consoante os temas abordados ao longo dos anos).