A survey of historic breakthrough papers in all of the earth sciences, as well as modern papers that put the classics in perspective. Students engage in the material through reading, presentation, and discussion. The course has several goals. (1.) To engender an understanding and appreciation of major breakthroughs in our field. (2.) To develop skills in presenting and discussing scientific results. And (3.) to refine students? understanding of what constitutes great science.
We will review great papers from the fields of geophysics, geochemistry, planetary sciences, atmospheric chemistry, ocean/atmosphere/climate dynamics, geology, and more. For a complete list of the papers see the course website:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26160974/Great-Papers-Earth-Sciences/GPES_main.htm