Paleoclimatology

Course content

The climate system and feed back mechanisms. Variations of the Earth’s orbital parameters and Milankovitch Theory. Paleoclimatic informatics from marine and non-marine sediments, sedimentary rocks, corals, terrestrial organisms and ice cores. Global carbon, oxygen and sulfur cycles in the Earth’s history. Phanerozoic paleoclimate changes. Determination of Paleotemperature. Effects of climate change on sea level. Paleoclimate models and future predictions.