EAS Course List

GT 1000 - EAS Freshmen Seminar (Syllabus)
Credits: 1.00
An introduction to life at Tech and the EAS department. Hear students, alumni and faculty talk about their experiences and current work. Also, a key opportunity to meet your fellow EAS majors.
Lecture: 1.00 Lab: 0.0

EAS 1600 - Introduction to Environmental Science (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 4.00
Introduction to environmental field science. Case study approach. Exposure to basic field equipment and techniques, analysis of data.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: MATH 1501 or MATH 1511 or MATH 15X1

EAS 1601 - Habitable Planet (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 4.00
Introduction to the origin and evolution of Planet Earth, creation of the universe and the elements, early history of Earth, radioisotope geochemistry and the timing of events in the universe, the galaxy, and on Earth. Formation of the atmosphere and oceans. Climate.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00

EAS 2420 - Environmental Measures of Urban and Regional Change (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Identify and quantify nature's physical and chemical contributions to human-made urban environments, and measure the impacts of urban area feedback on these natural systems.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 2551 - Introduction to Meteorological Analysis (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to analysis of forecasting data and model output.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 2600 - Earth Processes (Lizarralde, Long (PDF file))
Credits: 4.00
An introduction to earth materials and processes.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: None.

EAS 2655 - Quantitative Techniques in EAS (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Integrated course in mathematical, physical, and computing techniques for application in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: CHEM 1310 or MATH 2401 and MATH 2403 and PHYS 2212

EAS 2750 - Physics of the Weather (Syllabus, Chimonas, Huey, Tan)
Credits: 3.00
An introductory treatment of the application of the basic physical laws to the understanding of weather phenomena. Cross listed with Phys 2750.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: .00

EAS 2900 - Special Problems
Credits: 1.00 to 21.00
Lecture: 1.00 to 21.00

EAS 3603 - Earth System Thermodynamics (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the thermodynamics of the Earth and atmosphere.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: PHYS 2212 and MATH 2401

EAS 3620 - Geochemistry (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 4.00
A quantitative treatment of geochemical processes in the Earth and natural waters, with emphasis on chemical reactions among atmospheric gases, minerals, and aqueous solutions.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: CHEM 1312

EAS 4200 - Structural Geology and Continuum Mechanics
Credits: 4.00
Structural geology and continuum mechanics for scientists and civil engineers. Stress and strain in rocks; faults, joints and folds; basic field mapping; laboratory exercises.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 2601 and PHYS 2211

EAS 4300 - Oceanography (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
This course is an introduction to the ocean sciences, with particular focus on the role of the ocean in the geological, biological, chemical, physical, climatic, and human aspects of the Earth system. The class covers also interdisciplinary aspects of oceanography like El Niño, Global Warming, The Carbon Cycle, Iron and Biogeochemical Cycles, Life in the Deep Ocean, Hydrothermal Vents, Oceanography from Space, Deep Ocean Explorations. A detailed outline of the lectures is available on the course website.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4350 - Paleoclimmatology and Paleooceanography (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
This course will explore the history of the Earth's climate, covering methods for reconstructing past climate and the mechanisms behind these climate changes.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4410 - Climate and Global Change (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
The physics behind the climate and its potential changes, as well as an introduction to the policy issues in global change.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4420 - Environmental Field Methods (Syllabus)
Credits: 4.00
Semester-long focus on single environmental project in the local area. Chemical and physical techniques for parameterizing environmental problems, data analysis, report writing, and interpretation of results in societal context.
Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 6.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 2601 and (EAS 3601 or EAS 3602)

EAS 4430 - Remote Sensing and Data Analysis (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Introduction to the remote sensing of the atmosphere and the Earth. Laboratory examples of data and image analysis for remote sensing applications.
Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: PHYS 2212

EAS 4450 - Synoptic Meteorology (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
A description of physical and mathematical procedures used in weather forecasting. Students will practice forecasting.
Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 2750 and EAS 3650

EAS 4460 - Satellite and Radar Meteorology (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Description pending.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4470 - Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulations (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the phenomenology and dynamics of large-scale atmospheric variations having time scales of a week and longer. Using papers from the recent scientific literature and real-time analyses, we will overview the basic characteristics, underlying physics, and current status of a number of large-scale atmospheric phenomena. Topics will include weather regimes, storm track variability, stratospheric polar vortex variability, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, teleconnections, monsoon circulations, the Arctic and Quasi-Biennial Oscillations, and stratosphere-troposphere coupling. The class format will include reading assignments and student presentations.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 3650

EAS 4510 - Exploration Geophysics (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 4.00
Methods of exploration geophysics, including refraction and reflection seismology, resistivity, gravity, magnetics, and ground penetrating radar. Includes laboratory work and introduction to operation of field equipment.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 3602

EAS 4515 - Fluids in the Earth's Crust I (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Fundamentals of porosity and permeability in soils, sediments and crystalline rocks; basic physics of fluid flow through interconnected pore spaces and cracks; introductory analysis of fluid flow as an agent of heat and chemical transport in geological systems.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: ( MATH 2403 or MATH 2413 or MATH 24X3 ) and EAS 2601

EAS 4520 - Exploration Seismology (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
A study of seismic reflection exploration methods and theory. Examples are taken from oil industry exploration and production and near-surface environmental imaging.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: MATH 2403 or MATH 2413 or MATH 24X3

EAS 4602 - Biogeochemical Cycles (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An investigation of global change focusing on the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes that cycle the elements through the Earth system.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 3601 and EAS 3602 and ( BIOL 1510 or BIOL 1520 )

EAS 4610 - Earth System Modeling (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to computer modeling in Earth system science.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 3601 or EAS 3602

EAS 4630 - Physics of the Earth (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
A study of solid Earth dynamics, including the processes driving surface deformation and plate tectonics, and the observational techniques employed to understand these processes.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: MATH 2403 and PHYS 2212

EAS 4651 - Practical Internship
Credits: 3.00
Faculty-supervised and approved independent internship, employment, or research project related to Earth and atmospheric sciences.
Lab: 9.00

EAS 4655 - Atmospheric Dynamics (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the atmospheric physical and dynamic processes that control the weather and climate.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: PHYS 2212 and MATH 2401 and MATH 2403

4699 - Undergraduate Research
Credits: 3.00
Description pending.

EAS 4740 - Atmospheric Chemistry (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
This course provides a general chemical description of the Earth atmospheric system with a major focus on the two lowest layers of the atmosphere, i.e., the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: CHEM 1310, PHYS 2211, MATH 2401, EAS 3603 or CHEM 3411 or PHYS 3141 or ME 3322 or CHE 3110

EAS 4795 - Groundwater Hydrology
Credits: 3.00
Dynamics of flow and solute transport in groundwater, including theory, implementation, and case studies. Cross listed with CEE 4795.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: ( MATH 2403 and PHYS 2212 and CEE 3040 ) or EAS 3602

EAS 4803 - Atmospheric Lidar Engineering and Applications (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
The course includes a review of atmospheric structure and composition and it covers laser eye safety, the lidar equation, lidar systems engineering, data acquisition, and inversion techniques. Several types of lidar are analyzed in terms of their subsystems (transmitter, receiver, and data acquisition). The course is designed to enable students to understand how lidar techniques are used to characterize various atmospheric constituents and parameters, to understand the engineering tradeoffs in different types of lidar for specific applications, and to understand how lidar complements other measurement methods. Participants will learn to calculate signal-to-noise ratios for measurements, identify common problems in lidar systems and data, and evaluate the performance of lidar systems.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4803 - Energy and Society (INTA 4083H)
Credits: 3.00
This course will examine the current state of the world's energy usage, the projected needs, and the potential solutions to future energy requirements. It will integrate an analysis of the political and technical implications for all potential energy policies that are discussed. There will be an emphasis on integrating technical knowledge with political and policy-relevant knowledge. Both problem sets and writing assignments will be assigned.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4803 - Introduction to GIS for Geoscience (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
The course will introduce students to basic concepts and techniques of digital mapping. Topics include location referencing methods, data collection techniques, spatial data models and structure, geodatabase creation and manipulation, geocoding, basic spatial queries and problem solving with GIS. The course will consist of: lectures, which introduce basic theories and concepts of mapping science, geographic information science, and GIS technology, and lab exercises, which address hands-on exercises with ArcGIS, covering the whole GIS production process from data modeling and acquisition to data editing, spatial queries, basic spatial analysis, and cartographic design. The course is designed to provide students with experience in the geographic data acquisition, manipulation, query, spatial analysis, and visualization. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) understand basic concepts used in GIS; (2) demonstrate a working knowledge of ArcGIS, and (3) meet the prerequisite skill requirement for advanced GIS courses.
Lecture: 3.00
Lab: 3.00

EAS 4803 - Resources, Energy and the Environment (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
The focus of this course is to learn about the science behind the nature, occurrence and extraction of earth resources used by humans and the environmental impacts of that use. In particular, we will look at energy production, metal mining, and water as a resource.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisite: EAS 2600

EAS 4803 - Water Quality Modeling (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
The focus of this course is to gain hands-on experience in modeling using the geochemical software packages commonly found in the environmental consulting industry. In addition to becoming familiar with these software packages, students will gain a better understanding of the governing geochemical principles pertaining to the movement and transformation of contaminants as well as other species in the subsurface through a series of applied case studies. The regulatory environment in which environmental consulting is done and implications for society are discussed as well.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 4803 - Weather Risk and Catastrophe Modeling (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
This course is intended for senior undergraduate and junior graduate students who are interested in learning about weather risk and its management in real life. The goal of the first part of the class is to provide students a deeper understanding of physical mechanisms behind weather hazards at various temporal and spatial scales. The second part of the class will introduce students to the philosophy, concept and methodology of catastrophe modeling of natural hazards and discuss the application of catastrophe models in the insurance and reinsurance industry as well as in the general financial market.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6122 - Biogeochemical Cycles (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
A multi-disciplinary exploration of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes that cycle the nutrient elements through the Earth system and thereby maintain a habitable planet.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6124 - Oceanography (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
This course is an introduction to the ocean sciences, with particular focus on the role of the ocean in the geological, biological, chemical, physical, climatic, and human aspects of the Earth system. The class covers also interdisciplinary aspects of oceanography like El Niño, Global Warming, The Carbon Cycle, Iron and Biogeochemical Cycles, Life in the Deep Ocean, Hydrothermal Vents, Oceanography from Space, Deep Ocean Explorations. A detailed outline of the lectures is available on the course website.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6126 - Global Tectonics
Credits: 3.00
Global tectonics from the integrated perspective of geophysical observations, geochemical fluxes, structural evolution of plate boundaries, and features within plates.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 3601 and EAS 3602

EAS 6128 - Fluids in the Earth's Crust (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Advanced treatment of fluid flow, heat transfer and reactive transport in porous and cracked rocks; stability of flow; double-diffusive systems; evolution of permeability in geologic systems; introduction to multiphase flow.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 4515

EAS 6130 - Earth System Modeling (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Description pending.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6132 - Introduction to Climate Change (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
The climate of the Earth, its radiation budget, greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks, potential changes due to anthropogenic activities, detection of climate changes.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6134 - Inverse Methods and Time Series Analysis (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Atmospheric sciences theory of data acquisition, time series analysis, and discrete inverse theory, with applications in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6135 - Introduction to Complex Environmental Systems (Syllabus)
Credits:
Description pending
Lecture: Lab:

EAS 6136 - Paleoclimmatology and Paleooceanography (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
This course will explore the history of the Earth's climate, covering methods for reconstructing past climate and the mechanisms behind these climate changes.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6140 - Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits:
Description pending
Lecture: Lab:

EAS 6145 - Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Oceans (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
This course provides a foundation for understanding the physical principles of remote sensing of the atmosphere and oceans. The course is designed as a collection of lectures and computer modeling laboratories. The lectures focus on the fundamentals of the interactions between electromagnetic radiation and atmospheric gases, aerosols and clouds, and ocean surfaces, covering the spectrum from the ultraviolet through the microwave. The labs provide hands-on experience in using remote sensing data for various applications in atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Topics to be covered include aerosol and cloud property retrievals, ozone and air pollution characterization, vertical temperature and humidity profile retrievals, sea ice characterization, and retrievals of ocean color and sea surface temperature. The main goal of the course is to provide a broad conceptual framework for physical understanding the methodology and applications of remote sensing.
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EAS 6211 - Geochemical Thermodynamics (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Fundamental principles of chemical equilibria in geochemical systems with emphasis on solution properties and mineral water equilibria.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6212 - Geochemical Kinetics (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Fundamental principles of biogeochemical kinetics and mathematical treatment of coupled transport and reaction in natural environments. Interpretation of field and experimental data using kinetic theory.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6211

EAS 6214 - Aqueous Geochemistry (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Chemical processes that regulate compositions of natural waters at or near the Earth's surface, with emphasis on quantitative calculations of acid-base, solubility, and redox equilibria.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6211

EAS 6216 - Isotope Geochemistry (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Biogeochemical significance of nuclear isotopes, both radioactive and stable.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6240 - Organic Geochemistry (Syllabus (PDf file))
Credits: 3.00
Origin and transformation of organic matter in the Earth's environments, with emphasis on properties and reactions of highly complex mixtures such as humic substances.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6311 - Physics of the Earth (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Physics of the Earth's interior. Composition and structure of core, mantle crust. Introduction to seismic wave propagation, gravitational, geomagnetic, and temperature fields.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6312 - Geodynamics (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Physics of the Earth's interior. Composition and structure of core, mantle crust. Introduction to seismic wave propagation, gravitational, geomagnetic, and temperature fields.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6314 - Seismology (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
The propagation of seismic waves, the description of earthquake motion and evaluation of earthquake damage. Examples provide experience in the interpretation of seismic data.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6320 - Structural Geology and Continuum Mechanics
Credits: 4.00
Structural geology and continuum mechanics for scientists and civil engineers. Stress and strain in rocks; faults, joints, and folds; basic field mapping, laboratory exercises.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 2601

EAS 6405 - Introduction to Atmospheric and Aqueous Chemistry (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the basics of atmospheric and aqueous chemistry for first semester graduate students. The class goes over photochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, redox systems, carbon chemistry, radioactive and stable isotopes, and gas/solid reactions.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6410 - Atmospheric Chemistry (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Application of fundamental principles of chemistry to understanding the critical factors controlling the levels and distributions of atmospheric trace gases and their variation in time.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6412 - Introduction to Physical Meteorology (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Application of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics to the atmosphere; including hydrostatic equilibrium and static stability, derivation of Claussius-Clapeyron Equation, cloud microphysics, radiative transfer and the earth's energy budget.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: MATH 2403 or MATH 2413 or MATH 24X3

EAS 6420 - Atmospheric Chemical Instrumentation (Syllabus)
Credits: 4.00
Instrumentation Introduction to the mechanical, electrical, and optical aspects of modern instrumentation used in atmospheric chemical research.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00

EAS 6421 - Sensor Design-Atmospheric Chemistry
Credits: 5.00
Fundamental analysis of factors controlling sensitivity, and detectivity of research instrumentation used in atmospheric chemistry including derivations of signal strength relationships and the extraction of weak signals from atmospheric and instrument noise.
Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 6.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6420

EAS 6430 - Experimental Methods in Air Quality (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Presents experimental and field methods through a focus on measurements of atmospheric gases and particulates associated with poor air quality. Experiments will involve laboratory measurements and an air quality field experiment on the order of 1-week duration.
Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 1.0

EAS 6502 - Introductory Fluid Dynamics and Synoptic Meteorology (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the fundamental concepts underlying our current understanding of atmospheric fluid dynamics and its relation to mid latitude weather processes. The course includes both a theoretical component and a synoptic meteorology component focusing on meteorological data, observational analyses, large-scale weather systems, mid latitude cyclone development, and numerical weather prediction.
Lecture: 0.00 Lab: 0.00

EAS 6512 - Dynamic Meteorology (Dickinson, Fu)
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the use of geophysical fluid dynamics in describing and modeling the atmosphere.
Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6511

EAS 6522 - Dynamics of the Tropical Atmospheres and Oceans (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Ocean-atmosphere interaction in the tropics. The scales will range from local, through regional to global. The emphasis is on physical aspects of interaction and the modeling of these processes. Exercises will be set each week using a variety of models, ranging from one-dimensional mixed layer models to general circulation models
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6532 - Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulations (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
An introduction to the phenomenology and dynamics of large-scale atmospheric variations having time scales of a week and longer. Using papers from the recent scientific literature and real-time analyses, we will overview the basic characteristics, underlying physics, and current status of a number of large-scale atmospheric phenomena. Topics will include weather regimes, storm track variability, stratospheric polar vortex variability, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, teleconnections, monsoon circulations, the Arctic and Quasi-Biennial Oscillations, and stratosphere-troposphere coupling. The class format will include reading assignments and student presentations.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6751 - Physical Properties and Rheology of Rocks (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Structure, physical properties, and rheology of minerals and rocks with applications to engineering structures and natural phenomena in the earth. Fundamentals of rock mechanics and crack propagation. Cross listed with CEE 6751.
Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 3.00

EAS 6761 - Contaminated Sediment Geochemistry (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Acquaints students with fate of major pollutants, nutrients, organic compounds, such as pesticides, PAH's and trace metals in sedimentary systems. Cross listed with CEE 6761.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6214

EAS 6765 - Geomicrobiology (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Interactions between microorganisms and the geosphere; microbial energetics and genetics; geochemical controls on microbial diversity and activity; redox and acid-base balances; biogeochemical cycles; evolution. Cross listed with BIOL 6765.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 3601 and ( BIOL 4410 or BIOL 4418 )

EAS 6790 - Air Pollution Physics and Chemistry (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Interaction to the physical and chemical processes affecting the dynamics and fate of air pollutants at the local, regional, and global scales. Particular emphasis is on tropospheric pollutant chemistry and transport. Cross listed with CEE 6790.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6792 - Air Pollution Meteorology and Chemistry (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Air pollution history, atmospheric stability and boundary layer dynamics, atmospheric dispersion, atmospheric transport, air pollution modeling. Cross listed with CEE 6792.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6793 - Atmospheric Boundary Layer (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Structure and dynamics of atmospheric boundary layers. Introduction to turbulence and turbulent transport. Cross listed with CEE 6793.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 6794 - Atmospheric Chemical Modeling
Credits: 3.00
Application of modern numerical methods to the prediction of atmospheric chemical and physical compositions; specific applications using computer models developed by the students are included. Cross listed with CEE 6794.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6410 and ( EAS 6790 or CEE 6790 )

EAS 6795 - Atmospheric Aerosols (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Chemical and physical properties of natural and anthropogenic aerosols. Sources, transport, transformation, and fate of primary/secondary, organic/inorganic, atmospheric semi-volatiles and aerosols Cross listed with CEE 6795.
Lecture: 3.00
Pre-requisites: EAS 6410 and ( EAS 6790 or CEE 6790 )

EAS 8001 - Seminar
Credits: 1.00
A forum for graduate students in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to present and discuss topics related to their research interests.
Lecture: 1.00

EAS 8011 - Seminar
Credits: 1.00
A forum for graduate students in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to present and discuss topics related to their research interests.
Lecture: 1.00

EAS 8012 - Seminar
Credits: 2.00
A forum for graduate students in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to present and discuss topics related to their research interests.
Lecture: 2.00

EAS 8013 - Seminar
Credits: 3.00
A forum for graduate students in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to present and discuss topics related to their research interests.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Atmospheric Lidar Engineering and Applications (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
TThe course includes a review of atmospheric structure and composition and it covers laser eye safety, the lidar equation, lidar systems engineering, data acquisition, and inversion techniques. Several types of lidar are analyzed in terms of their subsystems (transmitter, receiver, and data acquisition). The course is designed to enable students to understand how lidar techniques are used to characterize various atmospheric constituents and parameters, to understand the engineering tradeoffs in different types of lidar for specific applications, and to understand how lidar complements other measurement methods. Participants will learn to calculate signal-to-noise ratios for measurements, identify common problems in lidar systems and data, and evaluate the performance of lidar systems.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
The atmospheric radiative transfer is central to understanding the workings of the climate system. This course covers the physical principles, quantitative analysis, and numerical modeling of atmospheric radiation and its interaction with atmospheric constituents (gases, aerosol, and clouds) and the surface. Topics to be covered include the radiative balance at the surface, radiative forcing at the top of the atmosphere, radiative heating/cooling rates, actinic fluxes, methods for solving the one- and three-dimensional radiative transfer, radiation codes in regional and global atmospheric dynamical models, among others..
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EAS 8803 - Climate Seminar: Monsoons - Past, Present, Future (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
We will cover the basics of monsoon circulation, examine various paleoclimatic approaches to the reconstruction of monsoon circulation (oceanographic records, cave deposits, lake records), and look at how monsoons might change as CO2 rises in the atmosphere. There will be an emphasis on the Asian Monsoon, but we will also consider examples from other monsoon systems.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Environmental Data Analysis (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
This course is an advanced introduction to environmental data analysis. It is intended for first year grad students and senior undergraduates. The goal of this class is to provide a deeper understanding of the theory underlying the statistical analysis of environmental data, both in this space and time domain, and to provide the students with a hands on experience. Ideally at the end of this class you will have built a series of computer programming tool boxes and theoretical skills that should immediately be available for analyzing and modeling data in your own research. Although we require some preview knowledge of probability and statistics we will provide a background review. Concepts and notation will be reintroduced as needed. In this class you will learn (A) how to combine models, which quantify statistical or dynamical relationships, with observations, (B) time series analysis, (C) forecasting and extrapolation and (D) signal decomposition. More information is avaliable on the course website.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Mineral Surface Geochemistry (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Interactions of aqueous solutions with the surface of minerals and particles with emphasis on molecular and thermodynamic models of ion sorption in complexation reactions, crystal growth and dissolution processes in Earth environments.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Modeling and Computer Programming for Geosciences (Syllabus (PDF))
Credits: 3.00
The purpose of this course is to give students first-hand experience on the whole development process of problem solving from mathematically describing a problem to solving it on high performance computing systems. The course covers a broad range of topics but focuses on basic concepts and uses simple examples in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The idea is to let students to learn a bit of everything that is essential for carrying out their research via numerical modeling and high performance computing. The students will be able to explore more sophisticated methods on their own after taking this course. This course is specifically designed to introduce the student to the basic skills that are needed to carry out numerical modeling projects in his/her research field.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Ocean Dynamics (Syllabus (PDF))
Credits: 3.00
An advanced class for graduate students in Oceanography and Climate Science that studies the basic equations governing rotating geophysical flows with application to the ocean circulation. This course includes a theoretical component on geophysical fluid dynamics and one involving a combination of observations, theory and numerical modeling relevant to understand the large scale ocean circulation.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Physical Hydrology (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
The course will focus on state of the art issues in hydrology - mostly regional to small scales. As currently envisioned each class we will focus on 2-3 papers. Each set of papers will be both complementary, yet pose differing points of view. Each session will have a group leader - a student - who will lay out what each paper is trying to get at and how the authors approach the problem differently. Once the presentation is complete, the remainder of the period will be for discussion. All the students will be required to read the papers. and the whole class will be expected to participate in the discussion period.
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EAS 8803 - Remote Sensing and Data Analysis (Syllabus)
Credits: 3.00
Introduction to the remote sensing of the atmosphere and the Earth. Laboratory examples of data and image analysis for remote sensing applications.
Lecture: Lab:

EAS 8803 - Scientific Computing (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
Description pending
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8803 - Water Quality Modeling (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits: 3.00
The focus of this course is to gain hands-on experience in modeling using the geochemical software packages commonly found in the environmental consulting industry. In addition to becoming familiar with these software packages, students will gain a better understanding of the governing geochemical principles pertaining to the movement and transformation of contaminants as well as other species in the subsurface through a series of applied case studies. The regulatory environment in which environmental consulting is done and implications for society are discussed as well.
Lecture: 3.00

EAS 8824 - Exploration Geophysics Interpretation and Field Methods Course Laboratory Exercises (Syllabus (PDF file))
Credits:
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