12.009 Theoretical Environmental Analysis, Spring 2011

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Rothman, Daniel; Follett, Christopher
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Theoretical Environmental Analysis
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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.
Date issued
2011-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100856
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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12.009-Spring2011
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Keywords
natural environment, carbon cycle dynamics, ecosystem structure, stability and complexity, mass extinctions, biosphere-geosphere coevolution, climate change
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