ERTH 4302
Frozen Earth: Unveiling the Snowball Earth Catastrophe
Discover how icy cataclysms shaped our planet through Earth’s most extreme climate event: Snowball Earth! We will explore this theory's origins, examine compelling geologic and geochemical evidence, and dive into topics such as glacial sedimentology, the carbon cycle, evolution, and more on this thrilling adventure.
Topics
- glacial sedimentology
- carbon cycle
- evolution
- more on this thrilling adventure
Course catalogue
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): ERTH 2314 or permission of the department. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ERTH 5302 , for which additional credit is precluded. Lectures three hours per week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027