Introductory survey course for anyone interested in dinosaurs. Lectures examine the fossil evidence and illustrate how various geological and biological disciplines contribute to understanding dinosaurs and their world. 1 credit.

Hands-on experience in the preparation and curation of fossils in laboratories at the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI). Students provide own transportation to the Museum of the Earth via public transit or other means. Activities include preparation and study of vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant specimens; sorting of bulk material such as field collections and mastodon dung, and curation of prepared specimens. Prerequisite: EAS 1109 or related EAS course. 1 credit.

Simplified treatment of the structure of the atmosphere: heat balance of the Earth; general and secondary circulations; air masses, fronts, and cyclones; and hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and atmospheric condensation. The optional 1-credit laboratory for the course is offered as EAS 1330. 3 credits.

Corequisite: EAS 1310. 1 credit. This course is required for atmospheric science majors but is optional for other students taking EAS 1310.

EAS/BIOEE/BIOSM 1540
Introductory Oceanography

Intended for both science and nonscience majors. Covers the basic workings of the ocean including its physics, chemistry, and biology. Following this basic description, the course examines threats to the health of the ocean and the important role the ocean plays in global climate change. This is a lecture course and does not include a laboratory. Will fulfill requirements within the Physical and Life Sciences Distribution.

EAS/BIOEE/BIOSM 1560
Introductory Oceanography with Lab

Intended for both science and nonscience majors. Includes combination of lecture and laboratory participation. Covers the basic workings of the ocean including its physics, chemistry, and biology. Following this basic description, the course examines threats to the health of the ocean and the important role the ocean plays in global climate change. Nonscience majors should pay particular attention to this course to fulfill the Intro Biology requirement, because they learn broadly how the earth works (physically, chemically, and biologically) in a single nonquantitative class. Will fulfill requirements within the Physical and Life Sciences Distribution.  4 credits.

An integrated introduction to the earth system stressing the biological, chemical, geological, and physical interactions among the atmosphere, ocean, and solid earth. Topics covered will include biogeochemical cycles, climate dynamics, and the evolution of the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere (ice), hydrosphere (oceans and inland waters), and lithosphere (solid earth). 1 credit. Letter grade only.

Covers methods and principles of meteoro-logical measurements and observations including surface, free-air, and remote systems. Also covers instrument siting, mounting, and protection; instrument response characteristics, calibration, and standardization; and recorders and data logging systems. Laboratory exercises are in observation and data analysis. The course is intended to serve as preparation for Observers Examination. Prerequisite: EAS 1310. 4 credits.

 May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in atmospheric sciences or permission of instructor. S/U grade only.

Life activities alter the physical and chemical environment, and are altered by that environment. This interaction over very long times constitutes a co-evolution of earth and life. Course uses modern systems, tens of thousand year old systems, and hundreds of million year old systems to illustrate principles, methods of reconstructing deep history, and the context of natural change inherent to life and earth. Prerequisites: EAS 2200, a calculus course (either Math 1110 or 1910) and one course in chemistry (college or high school). Two Saturday field trips. 4 credits.

EAS / NTRES 3030
Introduction to Biogeochemistry

Control and function of the Earth’s global biogeochemical cycles. Begins with a review of the basic inorganic and organic chemistry of biologically significant elements, and then considers the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nutrients, and metals that take place in soil, sediments, rivers, and the oceans. Topics include weathering, acid-base chemistry, biological redox processes, nutrient cycling, trace gas fluxes, bio-active metals, the use of isotopic tracers, controls on atmospheric carbon dioxide, and mathematical models. Interactions between global biogeochemical cycles and other components of the Earth system are discussed. Prerequisites: Chem 2070 or equivalent, Math 1120 plus a biology and/or geology course. 4 credits.

Discusses processes that determine climate and contribute to its change, including atmospheric radiation, ocean circulation, and atmospheric dynamics. Investigates contemporary climate change issues and discusses them in the context of natural variability of the system. Prerequisite: 2 semesters of calculus and one semester of physics. 3 credits.

 Introduction and training in dendrochronology and its application to archaeology, art history, and environmental stress through participation in a research project dating ancient to modern tree-ring samples from both the Mediterranean and the Upper New York State region. Supervised reading, laboratory/project work, fieldtrip(s) in local area. A possibility exists for summer fieldwork in the Mediterranean. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. 4 credits.

Primarily a survey of natural phenomena of the atmosphere, with emphasis on their underlying physical principles. Topics include an introduction to atmospheric radiation processes; atmospheric optics and electricity; microphysical cloud processes; and principles of radar probing of the atmosphere.  Prerequisites: one year each of calculus and physics. Offered alternate years. 3 credits.

EAS/BEE 4800
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry