12.009 Theoretical Environmental Analysis, Spring 2011
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Author(s)
Rothman, Daniel
Follett, Christopher
Alternative Title
Theoretical Environmental Analysis
Date Issued
June 2011
Abstract
This course analyzes cooperative processes that shape the natural environment, now and in the geologic past. It emphasizes the development of theoretical models that relate the physical and biological worlds, the comparison of theory to observational data, and associated mathematical methods. Topics include carbon cycle dynamics; ecosystem structure, stability and complexity; mass extinctions; biosphere-geosphere coevolution; and climate change. Employs techniques such as stability analysis; scaling; null model construction; time series and network analysis.
Subjects
natural environment
carbon cycle dynamics
ecosystem structure
stability and complexity
mass extinctions
biosphere-geosphere coevolution
climate change
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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