ISOTOPE PALEOCLIMATOLOGY

Code 162DD
Credits 6

Learning outcomes

To provide the basic knowledge of isotope geochemistry for reconstructing the past climate and environment global bio-geochemical cycles related to climate evolution and changes. Specifically to provide knowledge on stable/radiogenic isotopes for dating different archives and fro extracting climatic information.
Syllabus: Isotope geochemistry – isotope paleoclimatology – dating methods – paleoclimatic reconstruction – marine archives – continental archives –age models.