? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : GEO-3-QEC

This course unit presents an integrated approach to the study of the interaction between the oceans, ice sheets and continents and the way in which climate change drives/affects Earth surface processes. The first part of the course concentrates on the processes that have driven the observed changes, whilst the second half presents the geological records that preserve signals of environmental change. Environmental changes on time scales of millions of years to decades, their archives and drivers are discussed. Practical sessions introduce techniques used in retrieving information on, and reconstructing, past environments from archives (e.g. ice sheets, sediments, corals), computer simulations, model calculations, and geological materials.

? Pre-requisites : Sedimentology A. Other students may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Organiser.

? Costs : None.

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 22/09/2006 14:00 14:50 Lecture Theatre 201, Geology/Geophysics KB

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 14:00 14:50 KB Laboratory Friday 15:00 15:50 KB Laboratory Friday 16:10 17:00 KB

to be confirmed

50% degree exam; 50% continuous assessment based on practicals.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Patrizia Mencuccini
Tel : (0131 6)50 5101
Email : patrizia.mencuccini@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Raja Ganeshram
Tel : (0131 6)50 7364
Email : R.Ganeshram@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/