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4.00 Credits
An introduction to instrumentation used for meteorological measurements. The course will cover the underlying principles, the practical application, and the limitations of instruments used to monitor the state of the atmosphere. 4 SH. 3 lecture hours. 3 laboratory/field hours.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the properties, classification, and nomenclature of soils, sediments and sedimentary rocks. Discusses processes that create, transport, deposit and lithify sediments. Students examine depositional environments where sediments form and accumulate, the properties of sedimentary rocks, and the stratigraphic framework of sedimentary successions. Prerequisite: EENV:101, EENV:113 or instructor's permission. 4 SH. 3 lecture hours. 3 laboratory/field hours.
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2.00 Credits
Many environmental systems are in crisis today because of our demand for energy, water, food, and mineral resources. The systems addressed in this course may include global climate change, ocean habitat and productivity, sustainable food production, or the availability of safe, pure drinking water. Students will address current issues that focus on an environmental system, and they will discuss our present options with a perspective of how we may influence or be influenced by this system in the future. 2 SH.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to surficial processes: physical and chemical process operating at the earth's surface and their resulting landforms. Topics include: aeolian, weathering, hillslope, floods, glacial, fluvial and coastal processes. Prerequisites: EENV:101, EENV:113 or instructor's permission . 4 SH. 3 lecture hours. 3 laboratory/field hours.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys important state and federal environmental legislation, the principles on which these laws are founded, and the problems that arise in their practical application. Employs case studies to illustrate the way in which environmental laws function in contemporary American society. 4 SH.
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1.00 Credits
An analysis of moving water systems from a physical, chemical and biological perspective, centered on a field project of regional importance to the Susquehanna Valley. Introduces currently accepted U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. EPA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service methods of stream analysis, including NAWQA system of stream monitoring. Teams work on an individual stream or river reach and are responsible for an in-class presentation and report of their results. Offered jointly with the Department of Biology. Same as ECOL:350. Prerequisites: EENV:113, EENV:220, CHEM:101-102. 1 SH. 3 laboratory/field hours
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) theory, software and practical application. The course is a mixture of lecture and demonstration/student projects, run in a computer-centered environment. Includes exposure to current uses of GIS in the field, and experience in a GIS-workstation environment, aimed at the production of high quality GIS databases and maps. Prerequisite: facility with desktop computer systems and software. 4 SH. 3 lecture hours. 3 laboratory hours.
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4.00 Credits
Methods of near-surface geophysical explorations with emphasis towards solving environmental and geotechnical problems. Students will learn the basic physical variation in earth and non-earth materials and how these variations may be used to discern what lies beneath the Earth's surface. Examples of near-surface geophysical applications include: Detection of contaminant plumes, buried metallic objects, variations in geological materials, aggregates and mining, forensics, archeology, and hydrogeology. Prerequisites: EENV:113, PHYS:101, MATH:111 and 112, (PHYS:102 strongly recommended). 4 SH. 3 lecture hours. 3 laboratory/field hours.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to air quality and air pollution issues from the regional scale to the global scale. This course will examine the various types and sources of air pollutants and the effects of air pollution on health, welfare, and the environment. Specific topics to be addressed include: acid deposition, tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, visibility degradation, air pollution meteorology, and regulatory aspects of air quality. Laboratory experiments will focus on air quality measurement strategies. Prerequisites: EENV:240, CHEM:101, and CHEM:102, or permission of instructor. 4 SH. 3 lecture hours. 3 laboratory/field hours.
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4.00 Credits
Wetlands are complex environments that are controlled by chemical, biological and physical interactions. The course explores the structure, function, management, and jurisdictional delineation of non-tidal freshwater wetlands. Lecture material covers the history of wetlands use/abuse, current definitions, and analysis of the common indicators of wetland function; hydrology, soils and vegetation. The laboratory consists of plant identification, techniques for hydric soil analysis, identification of wetland hydrology indicators using current methodologies for delineation of jurisdictional wetlands. Same as ECOL:380. Prerequisites: CHEM:101-102. 4 SH. 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/field hours.
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