World Changes 1960  2000  Population grew 2x (3Bil  6Bil) $ Economies grew 5x Oil production up 6x Oil production up 6x Wood production up 2x Wood production up 2x 2x greater difference between 20% most affluent and 20% poorest nations 2x greater difference between 20% most affluent and 20% poorest nations

Geosystems An overview of the course 3 Project Examples

Geosystems the earth sciences 1 st Qtr - Earth’s History, Energy Budget, & Remote Sensing 2 nd Qtr - The Fluid Earth 3 rd Qtr - The “Solid” Earth 4 th Qtr - Environmental Studies

Systems atmosphere hydrosphere “solid” earth biota past atmospheric & climatic changes land area changes sea changes Carbon Cycle

Geosystems Technology Office type WindowsXP & networks Word Processing Spreadsheets Internet PowerPoint Scanner Digital Camera Technical type Stella modeling Reflectance Spectrometer Idrisi remote sensing Image processing Calculator/Computer Probes ArcView (GIS) Global Positioning System

Stella Modeling of a Daisyworld Plague

Determination of Atmospheric Absorption Coefficient

Satellite Images Wet = 1 Dry = 0 Wet = 1 Dry = , 256 colors 1993, 256 colors Flooded = 93-88

Sea Surface Temperatures

Current Satellite Image in Infrared Band

TS Ivan

Most Recent Earthquakes Updated as of Tue Nov 30 16:30:34 GMT 2004.

Project 1: End of Course Petroleum 1. Biology of Formation 2. Geology of Discovery 3. Engineering of Extraction 4. Technology of Transport 5. Chemistry of Refining 6. Statistics of Supply/Demand 7. Economics of Pricing 8. Technology & Feasibility of Alternatives Public Presentation of Considerable Heft

Project 2: Plates in ArcView The Assignment: Determine the type of boundaries you have been given and support your choice with data

Why? u u Students gain deeper understanding – –features – –nature of boundaries – –anomalous data u u ArcView excels at scientific visualization u u Students gain practice at substantiating findings

31,419 Earthquakes in 2003

Convergent Plate Boundary – Ocean to Continent Earthquakes get deeper to the east

Earthquake Depth in 3D

Transform Plate Boundary Why are those intermediate depth earthquakes there?

Divergent Plate Boundary A new ocean in the making from the Red Sea

Report for Plates in ArcView Bottom line: How do you substantiate your findings? What data are associated with a boundary? What data are irrelevant? What data are anomalous?

Project 3: Biodiversity Purpose: biodiversity issues analyze large complex datasets Goal: Identify four countries to receive funds for conservation specifically aimed at preserving biodiversity

Students must: Choose and use appropriate datasets Develop and use systematic methodology to analyze data that at minimum includes: Percentage of total land area protected Percent loss of forest habitat Number of endemic plant species Density of threatened bird and mammal species Analyze Spatial Data Create maps and charts in ArcView Write a clear and professional report Biodiversity Project, cont.

Geosystems A imaginative & comprehensive course that continually receives praise from professors, graduates, and students alike. and students alike.