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ESSE I (1991 - 1995)

Penn State University

Eric Barron

Eric Barron
Earth System Science Center
The Pennsylvania State University
2217 Earth and Engineering Sciences
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-1619
814-865-3191 (fax)
ejb5@psu.edu


Courses related to ESS

* EARTH 002 (GN) GAIA-THE EARTH SYSTEM ( 3) An interdisciplinary introduction to the processes, interactions and evolution of the earth's biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere.

EARTH 100 (GN) ENVIRONMENT EARTH ( 3) Introductory geological analysis of the global, regional, and local impact of humans on the earth's hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere.

EARTH 103 (GN) EARTH IN THE FUTURE: PREDICTING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT CENTURY ( 3) Climate predictions for the coming century are utilized to examine potential impacts on regions, sectors of society, and natural ecosystems. 

GEOG 408W HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF POTENTIAL GLOBAL WARMING ( 3) Human dimensions of global environmental change: human causes; human adaptations; and policy implications of potential global warming.

GEOG 433W INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATIC SYSTEMS ( 3) Introduction to global atmospheric circulation, including tropical, midlatitude and polar subsystems; ocean, land, cryospheric and urban climatic systems and interactions.

GEOSC 320 GEOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE ( 3) Geologic evidence for climate change and mechanisms of change, especially from the Ice Age through the near future.

(* taught by ESSE PI)

Penn State has a large ongoing program in Earth system science which was well underway even before their participation with ESSE.  Penn State's Earth System Science Center brings together the Departments of Geosciences, Meteorology, Geography, and Energy, Environmental, and Mineral Economics to search for links between the Earth's physical processes and past and future global change. The Center coordinates and conducts extensive research related to the global water cycle, the biogeochemical cycles, Earth System history, and human impacts on the Earth system.


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