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Multimedia Environmental Courses

Multimedia Environmental Courses. Introduction to Environmental Science/Brownfield Action 120 students, non-majors, for College lab science requirement Exploring the Poles First Year Seminar, non-majors Earth’s Environmental Systems Joint Barnard and Columbia

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Multimedia Environmental Courses

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  1. Multimedia Environmental Courses • Introduction to Environmental Science/Brownfield Action • 120 students, non-majors, for College lab science requirement • Exploring the Poles • First Year Seminar, non-majors • Earth’s Environmental Systems • Joint Barnard and Columbia • Climate, Solid Earth, Life semesters • Required for majors • Hydrology and Environmental Data Analysis • Electives for majors

  2. http://www.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/brownfield/

  3. interactive simulation of an investigation of a suspected contaminated land site • very close to real-world scenarios • students • form environmental consulting companies • have to operate within a given budget • use interviews and various environmental testing strategies to pinpoint the source and type of contamination • Report on the findings of their ‘company’ http://www.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/brownfield/

  4. Exploring the Poles • First Year Seminar • Uses turn-of-the-century Arctic and Antarctic expeditions to explore • leadership, teamwork, preparation, decisions under uncertainty • role of the environment and environmental change • Readings: first author, comparative analysis, novelized • Fridtjof Nansen’s Farthest North • Roland Huntford’s The Last Place on Earth (Amundsen and Scott) • Alfred Lansing’s Endurance (Shackelton) • Multimedia approach • Simulated expedition teams • On line journals • https://courseworks.columbia.edu/cms/outview/courseenter.cfm?no=FYSBX1566_001_2002_3

  5. After 4 Years of Drift with Arctic Sea Ice Start Start Circle shows approximate southern limit of perennial sea ice

  6. Earth’s Environmental Systems: Climate • Developed jointly by Barnard and Columbia • Required for Environmental Science, Environmental Biology and Environmental Policy majors • Ca. 25 students/semester • Deals with Atmosphere, Oceans, Biogeochemistry, Present, Past and Future Climates • Team taught • Web served • Interactive, largely web-based lab • Global databases • http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/dees/ees/climate

  7. South-North Temperature Transect Through the Atlantic Ocean Warm Mediterranean Overflow Water Warm Tropical Water Cold Antarctic Bottom Water

  8. South-North Salinity Transect Through the Atlantic Ocean Fresh Antarctic Intermediate Water Saline Mediterranean Overflow Water High Salinity Caused by Evaporation Under Subtropical Highs

  9. Multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problem-solving Acquisition, analysis and presentation of real- time and historical environmental data Assessment of spatial and temporal variability Use of statistical software packages for analysis and display 3 main data sets (= projects): Atmospheric Ozone in NYC Outdoor particulate matterin NYC air Indoor air pollution Environmental Data Analysis - EESC BC 3017 http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/eda.html

  10. Ozone in NYC air

  11. Discussion of the basic physical principles of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, stream flow, percolation, and groundwater flow), as well as environmentally relevant applications based on case studies. Studio approach, including Lectures Group discussions Classroom demonstrations Data analysis Field trips Laboratory excercises Hydrology EESC BC 3025 http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/hydro.html

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