GEOE568 PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
| Course Code: |
5640568 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ÝSMAÝL ÖMER YILMAZ |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The climate system and feed back mechanisms. Variations of the Earth’s orbital parameters and Milankovitch Theory. Paleoclimatic informatics from marine and non-marine sediments, sedimentary rocks, corals, terrestrial organisms and ice cores. Global carbon, oxygen and sulfur cycles in the Earth’s history. Phanerozoic paleoclimate changes. Determination of Paleotemperature. Effects of climate change on sea level. Paleoclimate models and future predictions.
