ESSE Course Offerings

Updated 10 September 2001


This page contains information for the Earth System Science courses offered at the University of Oklahoma. Each course's page contains syllabi, homework assignments, notes, lectures and links to relevant information on the World Wide Web.


GEOS 2004 - Evolution of Earth System
Overview of the evolution of Planet Earth from a systems perspective. Draws on knowledge from all geosciences to explore interconnections and co-evolution of the solid earth, atmosphere, oceans, and living things. Evolution of the Earth's climate over geologic time including the hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, and "greenhouse effect". Role living things play in the global environment. Extensive use of numerical models to explore structure and response of the Earth System.

Earth System Laboratory for GEOS 2004
This page contains information for the laboratory that is integral part of GEOS 2004

GEOS 2004 Student Web Pages


GEOS 4970 - Seminar
Interdisciplinary concepts in geosciences not treated in regular courses.


GEOS 5510 - Modeling Earth's Changing Climate: Science and Policy
Current or special topics relating to the geosciences.

Earth System Laboratory for GEOS 5510

Mars System Lab
This page contains information for the Mars System Lab.