Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.74 (Spring 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Paleoceanography 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Edward Boyle 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.740 Paleoceanography
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features detailed lecture notes and assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This class examines tools, data, and ideas related to past climate changes as seen in marine, ice core, and continental records. The most recent climate changes (mainly the past 500,000 years, ranging up to about 2 million years ago) will be emphasized. Quantitative tools for the examination of paleoceanographic data will be introduced (statistics, factor analysis, time series analysis, simple climatology).

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .xls.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.