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GEOL 763 - Paleolimnology

(3 units)
Methods and theory using ancient lake records to reconstruct past climate, ecology, paleohydrology, and anthropogenic impacts.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 472 /BIOL 672  or GEOL 402 /GEOL 602 .

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain which types of proxy data are useful in paleolimnological reconstruction of past climate and anthropogenic impacts.
2. demonstrate knowledge of techniques used in acquisition, initial processing, and analysis of lake cores.
3. use discipline specific software to generate age models, create visualizations of time series data, and run statistical analyses.


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