| James S. Aber |
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.
| 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 |
| 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.

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