ES 331/767 Schedule

ES 331/767 Schedule
James S. Aber

2013 Fall Semester

The tentative schedule for ES 331/767 is presented in the tables below. All course materials are delivered via Internet. Lectures are delivered in the form of webpages, and handouts are provided via FTP. On-campus students meet once a week for a review session on Tuesdays, 1:00-2:20, SH 131. The weekly schedule below indicates these meeting dates (except finals week). All students residing in eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri are expected to attend the class field trip, which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2nd.

The first block contains most of the readings from Glaciers (identified by chapter) along with webpage lectures for each week. The second block has a greater emphasis on webpage lectures, lab exercises, and reports. On-campus students are expected to read materials each week prior to the review session.

Glacial blog.

First Block
Week Subject Web Lecture Handout Reading Special
Aug. 20 Introduction
Ice Ages overview Lec. 1
quaternary.pdf chap. 1, 2, 12 Set up e-mail
Aug. 27 Glaciers and ice sheets Modern glaciers Lec. 2
thomp.pdf chap. 3, 5, 14
Sep. 3 Glacial geomorphology Glacial erosion
Glacial deposition Lec. 3 & 4 chap. 6, 10 Labor Day
Sep. 10 Glacial geomorphology Glacial deformation
Glacial melt water Lec. 5 & 6 chap. 7
Sep. 17 Modern glacial processes
Glacial megageomorphology Icelandic glaciers
Landscape patterns Lec. 7, 8 chap. 8, 9
mars.pdf
Sep. 24 Glaciomarine environments Crust and sealevel
sc_icebergs.pdf Lec. 9 Lab I
Oct. 1 Quaternary chronology Dating methods Lec. 10
Lab II
Oct. 8 Quaternary paleoclimatology Paleoclimate methods Lec. 11
shack2.pdf chap. 11, 15 Mid-term exam
Oct. 7-10

**First Block**
Week	Subject	Web Lecture	Handout	Reading	Special
Aug. 20	Introduction	Ice Ages overview	Lec. 1 quaternary.pdf	chap. 1, 2, 12	Set up e-mail
Aug. 27	Glaciers and ice sheets	Modern glaciers	Lec. 2 thomp.pdf	chap. 3, 5, 14
Sep. 3	Glacial geomorphology	Glacial erosion Glacial deposition	Lec. 3 & 4	chap. 6, 10	Labor Day
Sep. 10	Glacial geomorphology	Glacial deformation Glacial melt water	Lec. 5 & 6	chap. 7
Sep. 17	Modern glacial processes Glacial megageomorphology	Icelandic glaciers Landscape patterns	Lec. 7, 8	chap. 8, 9 mars.pdf
Sep. 24	Glaciomarine environments	Crust and sealevel sc_icebergs.pdf	Lec. 9		Lab I
Oct. 1	Quaternary chronology	Dating methods	Lec. 10		Lab II
Oct. 8	Quaternary paleoclimatology	Paleoclimate methods	Lec. 11 shack2.pdf	chap. 11, 15	Mid-term exam Oct. 7-10

Second Block
Week Subject Web Lecture Handout Reading * Special
Oct. 15 Glacial climatic
conditions Climatic controls Lec. 12 abrupt.pdf
icehouse.pdf Lab III
Fall break
Oct. 22 Regional glaciation Glaciation of Scandinavia
Glaciation of Central Europe Lec. 13 & 14 elblag.pdf
vormsi.pdf
Oct. 29 Regional glaciation Appalachian Plateau
Southern Rocky Mountains Lec. 15 rocky.pdf
laurentide.pdf Field trip
Nov. 2
Nov. 5 Regional glaciation Northern Great Plains
Central Great Plains Lec. 16 & 17
lec16_lobes.pdf ks_ice.pdf
pre_wisc.pdf Lab IV
Nov. 12 Late glacial
environments Megafauna extinctions Lec. 18, clovis.pdf
monte_verde.pdf fire.pdf Veterans Day
Nov. 19 Holocene climate Record of climatic change
Late Holocene climate Lec. 19, rainier.pdf
clim_stats.pdf chap. 4, 13
trinchera.pdf Lab V
Nov. 26 Student projects Undergrad short projects
Graduate webpages due Thanksgiving
Dec. 3 Holocene climate Sunspots & volcanoes Lec. 20, hum_clim.pdf
sunspots.pdf, muller.pdf chap. 16
Dec. 9 Finals week Final exam
Dec. 9-12

**Second Block**
Week	Subject	Web Lecture	Handout	Reading *	Special
Oct. 15	Glacial climatic conditions	Climatic controls	Lec. 12	abrupt.pdf icehouse.pdf	Lab III Fall break
Oct. 22	Regional glaciation	Glaciation of Scandinavia Glaciation of Central Europe	Lec. 13 & 14	elblag.pdf vormsi.pdf
Oct. 29	Regional glaciation	Appalachian Plateau Southern Rocky Mountains	Lec. 15	rocky.pdf laurentide.pdf	Field trip Nov. 2
Nov. 5	Regional glaciation	Northern Great Plains Central Great Plains	Lec. 16 & 17 lec16_lobes.pdf	ks_ice.pdf pre_wisc.pdf	Lab IV
Nov. 12	Late glacial environments	Megafauna extinctions	Lec. 18, clovis.pdf monte_verde.pdf	fire.pdf	Veterans Day
Nov. 19	Holocene climate	Record of climatic change Late Holocene climate	Lec. 19, rainier.pdf clim_stats.pdf	chap. 4, 13 trinchera.pdf	Lab V
Nov. 26	Student projects	Undergrad short projects Graduate webpages due			Thanksgiving
Dec. 3	Holocene climate	Sunspots & volcanoes	Lec. 20, hum_clim.pdf sunspots.pdf, muller.pdf	chap. 16
Dec. 9	Finals week				Final exam Dec. 9-12

* PDF files in the reading column are for ES 767 only.