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Dr. John A. Klasik |
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320 STUDIES OF A BLUE PLANET John A. Klasik PREREQUISITES: A course from Area A1, A2, A3 and B1, B2 and B3 RECOMMENDED TEXT: MacKenzie, Fred, T., 1998, Our Changing Planet An Introduction to Earth System Science and Global Environmental Change, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall. GRADING: Midterm Exam 100 Points Final Exam 100 Points Pre-Topic Essays 5 Points Each, 15 Pts. Content Essays/Oral Rpt. 35 Points each, 105 Pts. Total Points 320 Points Exams are objective format (multiple choice & true / false). MAKE
UP EXAMS ONLY BY PRIOR AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENTED EMERGENCY. CONSULT
CLASS HANDOUT PACKAGE FOR CONTENT ESSAY EXPECTATIONS AND FORMAT.
ANY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS WILL LOSE 1 POINT PER DAY LATE. OFFICE: Building 8, Room 242 Phone: (909) 869-3453/3454
FAX: (909)-869-2920
email: jaklasik@csupomona.edu TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
Week One Introduction: The Blue Planet Earth History: Origin of Ocean & Atmosphere Earth History: Origin of Ocean & Atmosphere Impact of Human Activity Week Two Ocean / Atm System: Nature of the Ocean: Distribution of Water Structure of the Oceans Pre-Topic Essay #1: El Nino / La Nina Due Circulation of The Atmosphere Week Three Ocean Circulation Structure of the Atmosphere Role of the Ocean in Global Earth Processes
END TEST ONE Pre-Topic Essay #2: Global Warming / Climate Change Week Four El Nino / La Nina: Introduction El Nino / La Nina: Scientific History Test 1: Day One Through Role of Ocean In Global Earth Processes Week Five El Nino / La Nina: Origin, Monitoring: Pre-Topic Essay #3: Ozone & The Ozone Problem El Nino: Consequences & Impacts Global Warming / Climate Change: Earth History Week Six Global Warming: How We Know of Past Climates Global Warming: Current Assessment Content Essay #1: El Nino /
La Nina Due Global Warming: Consequences / Impact Week Seven Global Warming: International Efforts Ozone: Ultra Violet Radiation Week Eight Ozone: Origin & Distribution: Ozone Photochemistry Content Essay #2: Global
Warming / Climate Change Due Ozone & The Problem: Distribution of Ozone; Good Ozone / Bad Ozone The Ozone Problem: Mitigation & Monitoring Week Nine Depletion of Ozone & The Ozone Hole Ozone: International Efforts Week Ten The Coastal Zone & Coastal Processes Nature of Coastal Processes Coastal Engineering Structures Content Essay #3: Ozone Due Living / Coping with The Coastal Zone: Case Studies Final Exam: El Niño to the end of the Quarter. ORAL
REPORTS WILL BE IN SUBSTITUTION FOR ONE OF THE THREE REQUIRED WRITTEN
CONTENT ESSAYS. 1. You must tell me in writing for which essay your talk will be in substitution. 2. The talk will be worth 35 points. 3. Grading will be based on how well you convey an understanding of the topic, clarity of presentation, organization of presentation, your ability to respond to questions, how well it fits into the overall topic. Feel free to use my handout collection and to consult with me with regard to other visual aids, Internet sites and what should/should not be included or covered in your talk. 4. The oral presentations will take place throughout the quarter. I want your presentations to mesh with the topical progression of the class. Thus, once you select a topic you should immediately begin preparation, especially if it is one of the topics scheduled to be covered early in the course. 5. The listed topics vary in complexity and thus length of presentation. In general I am hoping for a presentation to be about 15 - 20 minutes in length. Presentations, especially what may be the more lengthy ones, can be longer and done in teams of two. A 6. At the time of your talk, you should provide me and the class with three multiple choice or true / false questions related to your talk and/or how it fits into the overall topic. These questions (not every one of them) can and will be used on the final exam. Suggestions
for Oral Presentations 1. El Nino: Monitoring El Nino / La Nina Events E.g. TAO/Triton Array & The Topex - Poseidon Satellite Monitoring System 2. Local / National Impacts of El Nino / La Nina 3. Global Impacts of El Nino / La Nina 4. Natural Causes of Climate Variation 5. Milankovitch Cycles 6. Oxygen Isotopes, Climate History, Ice Cores 7. Deforestation 8. The Kyoto Conference of December 1997, etc. 9. Nature of Ultra Violet Energy 10. Distribution & Abundance of Ozone 11. Monitoring Ozone Levels & What’s a Dobson Unit? 12. Tropospheric Ozone, Origin, Hazards, etc. 13. History of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s). 14. Alternatives or Substitutes for Chlorofluorocarbons. 15. Montreal Protocol (1987) & Amendments, Timeline, etc. 16. Ozone Holes in the Arctic? 17. Storm Surges 18. Case Studies: 1) Ocean City,Maryland 2) The Santa Barbara & Santa Monica Breakwaters _______________________________ I AM CERTAINLY OPEN TO OTHER TOPICS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN. JUST DISCUSS THEM WITH ME SO THAT WE CAN SEE HOW YOUR SUGGESTION FITS INTO THE COURSE AND SO THAT WE CAN SET UP A DATE FOR YOU TO PRESENT YOUR TOPIC _______________________________
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