— Paleoclimatology

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Overview of the climate system; methods for studying climate history beyond observational records; analyses of drivers, consequences, and characteristics of Earth's climate fluctuations with a focus on the last 600 million years; implications for present climate change from a paleo perspective. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 108 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Scientific Literacy (SL); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have taken GEL 108 . Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Scientific Literacy (SL); Writing Experience (WE).