Global Change, fall 2010

Undergraduate homework assignments

 

Assignment Date given Date due Any outside readings?
1. Radiative balance Aug 26 Sep 2 can use Kump 99, assigned for class
2. Analysis of paper on future climate change Sep 2 Sep 9 Lean and Rind 2009
3. Climate model analysis Sep 9 Sep 16  
4. Carbon Footprints & Emissions Sep 23 Sep 30  
5. Forest Offsets of carbon footprints Sep 30 Oct 7  
6. Water cycle & climate Oct 8 Oct 14  
7. Analysis of paper on drought-induced tree death Oct 14 Oct 21 Adams et al. 2009
8. Ocean carbon and nutrients Oct. 21 Nov. 2 Lovelock and Rapley 2007
9. Energy and water Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Cho; Webber
10. Climate change and civil war Nov 19 Nov 30 Burke 2009 (assigned); Buhaug 2010 (not assigned)
       

Please remember: class policy is that late homeworks will be docked 5% per day, and not accepted if more than 5 days late (unless we've made prior arrangements).