| Unit name | Tracing and Observing the Earth System |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EASCM1013 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Vance |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
EASC30017 (Oceanography) or an equivalent unit at another institution. |
| Co-requisites | |
| School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit will cover the major observational approaches used to quantify and understand the Earth System. These include the use of isotopic and chemical tracers that track movement of energy and mass around the major reservoirs of the surface Earth: the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and the biosphere. We will seek to understand the major controls on these tracers on the modern Earth with a view to using them to understand the past, in particular the major changes that the ocean-atmosphere-climate system has undergone over Earth history. It will also include the basics of satellite observation systems that remotely monitor aspects of the modern Earth System, such as the state of the oceans, the biosphere and the cryosphere.
