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Lecture Notes

Full lecture notes with table of contents and references (PDF - 3.4MB)

LEC # TOPICS
1 Introduction (PDF)
2-5 Plate tectonics: The volcanic source (PDF)
6-9 Short-term evolution of atmospheric CO2 (PDF)
10-11 Scaling laws for rivers and runoff (PDF)
12-16 Natural climate change: Glacial cycles (PDF)
17-21 Spectral analysis (PDF)
22-24 Ecological organization (PDF)
25 Ecosystem stability (PDF)