The course will investigate the reasons why certain climates are located where they are, look at global atmospheric circulation patterns, climatic graphs, and seasonal temperature and rainfall patterns. Analysis will be made of the associated vegetation types and structures, as well as the operation of the resulting biomes and ecosystems...
The course will investigate the reasons why certain climates are located where they are, look at global atmospheric circulation patterns, climatic graphs, and seasonal temperature and rainfall patterns. Analysis will be made of the associated vegetation types and structures, as well as the operation of the resulting biomes and ecosystems for selected climatic zones. WEEK 1 THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION:...
This course will investigate five major rivers and five mountain/upland regions of the world. Each river or mountain/upland area will be a weekly stand-alone lecture covering 10 weeks. The river lectures will highlight basic hydrological principles and concentrate on significant river landforms and processes, as well as looking at the...
This course will investigate five major rivers and five mountain/upland regions of the world. Each river or mountain/upland area will be a weekly stand-alone lecture covering 10 weeks. The river lectures will highlight basic hydrological principles and concentrate on significant river landforms and processes, as well as looking at the anthropogenic use of these river systems. The mountain/upland case studies...
The 20th century saw many seismic shifts in the theories of science, many of which had profound philosophical implications, challenging our very idea of what we can know about the world. This course looks at the scientific revolutions of the 20th century, and how they posed new philosophical questions for how...
The 20th century saw many seismic shifts in the theories of science, many of which had profound philosophical implications, challenging our very idea of what we can know about the world. This course looks at the scientific revolutions of the 20th century, and how they posed new philosophical questions for how we think about the world. We will cover topics such...
The British Isles has undergone a remarkable journey through geological time from thirty degrees south of the equator to its present position some fifty degrees north. The course will look at the main geological periods and the processes which are of significance to the evolution of the British Isles as...
The British Isles has undergone a remarkable journey through geological time from thirty degrees south of the equator to its present position some fifty degrees north. The course will look at the main geological periods and the processes which are of significance to the evolution of the British Isles as we know them of as of today. Week 1 The...