12.740 Paleoceanography, Spring 2006
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Author(s)
Boyle, Edward A.
Alternative Title
Paleoceanography
Date Issued
June 2006
Abstract
This class examines tools, data, and ideas related to past climate changes as seen in marine, ice core, and continental records. The most recent climate changes (mainly the past 500,000 years, ranging up to about 2 million years ago) will be emphasized. Quantitative tools for the examination of paleoceanographic data will be introduced (statistics, factor analysis, time series analysis, simple climatology).
Subjects
deep-sea sediments
ice cores
corals
Micropaleontological
isotopic
seawater composition
atmospheric chemistry
ocean temperature
circulation
orbital forcing
climate change
marine records
ice core records
continental records
paleoceanographic data
statistics
factor analysis
time series analysis
simple climatology
geochemical changes
mineralogical changes
glacial cycles
intergalacial cycles
earth-surface environment
environmental history
Oxygen Isotope
Coral Reefs
Paleoceanography
Paleoclimatology
Paleothermometry
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Ocean Chemistry
Salinity
Paleoceanography
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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