GEOS/WSM 595E Dendrochronology Colloquium 7 This is an opportunity to read and evaluate literature pertinent to your studies and interests, and also to also study some papers you wouldn't otherwise have read, and thereby expand your perspectives. It is also a chance to learn more from the literature through discussion and exchange with others. We will discuss sets of journal articles of your selection. Topics might include (but are not limited to): general dendrochronology, climatology/paleoclimatology, geochemistry, ecology, archaeology, fire history, and water resources. Depending on interest, literature selection may be thematic or diverse over the semester. If you are interested in participating, please email the convenor, Mike Evans, mevans@ltrr.arizona.edu with the following information: # Your research area, and your topical interests for this seminar. # Your availability for a 3 hour block of time every other week. 1 3 3 Meeting times to be determined by coordination with students; regular meetings to be held biweekly for 3 hours. mevans 1 2008-02-01T15:56:26-07:00 2 2007-01-01 GEOS 597I - PRACT DENDROCLIMATOLOGY _Dendrochronology_, the study of tree-rings, is a broad field in which annual growth layers in trees are used to explore important questions in a variety of disciplines, including archaeology, climatology, ecology, geomorphology, forest science and many others. This intensive 3-week short course, offered by the laboratory where the field was founded, provides an introduction to the climatological applications of dendrochronology. _Dendroclimatology_ will place tree rings as natural archives of climate fluctuation in the context of interannual to millennial fluctuations in climate, and of other sources of evidence. The development of tree-ring records for use in the development of climate reconstructions, and the testing and use of such reconstructions will be covered by a mixture of lectures, discussions, practical exercises and student presentations. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/summerschool/ 2 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz597Iz072zopen 4 Rebecca Franklin rebecca@ltrr.arizona.edu, office hours by arrangement during course. May 14 - June 1, 2007 mhughes 3 2008-02-07T11:24:26-07:00 11 2007-01-01 GEOS 497K/597K - DENDROECOLOGY _Dendroecology_ is the study of ecology through the use of the tree-ring record. This record is retained over time due to the remarkable preservation qualities of wood, and across the wide geographical distribution of trees. Through the science of dendrochronology, a broad range of ecological variables can be reconstructed and analyzed, including temporal and spatial variation in climate, disturbance, competition, insect outbreaks, and other phenomena. The result is a remarkably long and detailed record of ecological variability. This three-week intensive course will introduce students to basic theory and techniques in dendroecology. Lectures, laboratory training, and a multi-day field trip with sample and data collection are integral to the course and learning strategy. The course will be based at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson. The class is designed for graduate or advanced undergraduate students or with an interest in the field, as well as faculty and postdoctoral researchers. Working professionals in forest ecology and management are also encouraged to participate. _Lectures_ will be presented by the course instructors and guest lecturers from the LTRR and other research units. The course will convene at 9:00 AM on Monday, May 14 in Shantz Building, Room 242E. A detailed lecture schedule with daily activities will be posted shortly before the course commences. Dendroecology will be convened simultaneously with courses in dendroclimatology and dendroarchaeology; some joint lectures are scheduled. _Readings_ Readings are drawn primarily from the published literature. We will distribute readings for the second and third weeks during the first week of class, and some sessions will be devoted to discussing current literature seminar style. Readings will be distributed as hard copies during the course, or as electronic copies. Please make every effort to read assigned material before the relevant lecture. _Laboratories_ are an integral part of the learning experience. A sequence of laboratories will take the student through basic principles of accurately cross-dating wood samples. Lab sessions will include introduction to dating temporal events (such as fires) as well as creating and working with ring-width series to understand the ecology of tree growth as a time series. Students will also be introduced to a variety of computer programs used in dendroecological research. _Field trip_ Weather and forest conditions permitting, we will make a 3-4 day field trip to the Pinaleño Mountains in southeastern Arizona. The Pinaleño Mountains A detailed field trip schedule will be distributed during the course. Field trip content is integrated to the fullest extent possible with course lectures and laboratories. _Student projects_ Students taking the course for graduate credit (GEOS 597k or equivalent) must participate in a group paper or lab project of suitable intensity given the short duration of the class. Further instructions will be provided at the beginning of the course. _Grading and evaluation_ Grades and non-credit evaluations will be assigned on the following basis: |Class participation, completion of readings, final project|50%| |Field trip participation|25%| |Laboratory participation|25%| | |100%| Welcome to dendroecology! http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/summerschool/ 3 3 Two semesters of Introductory Biology (ECOL 181-182 or equivalent) and one semester of Ecology (ECOL 302 or equivalent). Applicants with field experience but lacking course prerequisites may request consent of instructor. http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz497Kz072zopen 4 Rebecca Franklin rebecca@ltrr.arizona.edu, office hours by arrangement during course. May 14 - June 1, 2007 dafalk 3 2008-02-07T11:22:36-07:00 11 2007-01-01 GEOS/ANTH/WSM 497J/597J - DENDROARCHAEOLOGY !/summerschool/groupbs_small.jpg(2005 Dendroarchaeology field class at Big Sherd Pueblito, a Navajo site in NW New Mexico)! The Laboratory of Tree-ring Research at the University of Arizona is pleased to offer its 6^th^ annual pre-session course devoted entirely to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological tree-rings. Participants (undergrads, grads, professionals) will learn the most accurate and precise dating method used by archaeologists via lectures, laboratory exercises, and field work. The centerpiece of this intensive 3-week course is a *field trip* to various archaeological sites in the 4-Corners area led by Drs. Ronald H. Towner and Jeffrey S. Dean. The first week in Tucson will provide participants with a basic background in dendroarchaeology. During the third week back in Tucson, participants will prepare, crossdate, and interpret the dendroarchaeological samples collected during the field trip. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/summerschool/ 4 3 By appointment prior to and during the course Consent of Instructor http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz597Jz072z 4 Rebecca Franklin rebecca@ltrr.arizona.edu, office hours by arrangement during course. 9am-5pm daily May 14-June 1, 2007 rtowner 3 2008-02-01T16:46:16-07:00 11 2007-01-01 GEOS/WSM/ANTH 497C/597C - DENDOCHRONOLOGY h4. General objectives of this course _Primary:_ To actively engage in and learn the basic analytical steps of dendrochronology, primarily measurement and data checking as well as chronology building and interpretation using a real collection of tree-ring samples. _Secondary:_ Establishing and/or improving computer and quantitative literacy will be an inevitable side effect, if not a secondary objective of this course. _Optional:_ To finish (or make substantial progress on) a personal project in any application of dendrochronology (requires registration for one extra unit). h4. Workshop meetings The nature of this course is quite different from the fall Introduction to Dendrochronology course. The Workshop course is activity based, where students do much of what dendrochronologists worldwide do to analyze a tree-ring collection for its environmental information. These activities are mostly computer based, and each student can have an account on the server resource of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. It is also possible to do the activities on a computer at home, completely apart from LTRR. For the two units of this course, we will meet two hours a week to review the previous week's assigned activity and prepare for the current activity. Fulfilling each activity as assigned will require time outside of class, and particular computational assignments might require individual tutoring. h4. Grading for 497C/597C Each assigned activity will include things that must be done and/or computer output that must be annotated and turned in. Short (one page typed) reports are required along with the annotated outputs. Requirements will be clearly specified for each activity as we do them. These activities will be graded based on how well and how completely they are done. Upon completion of analysis of the tree-ring collection, a research report detailing the analysis of that site will be required. This report will be mostly on the methods, results, and discussion of the project; a literature review per se is not expected, but any articles that should be cited will be those that we study along the way throughout the semester. This research report, which should be up to 10 pages double-spaced typed text plus figures and appendices as necessary, is due on the Wednesday of finals week. Examinations are *NOT* planned for this workshop course. Thus, final grades, for both undergraduates and graduates, will be determined as follows: All activities: 70% of grade Research report: 30% of grade Final grade % of all points: A: >90 B: 80-89 C: 65-79 h3. Optional individual student project Students, either undergraduate or graduate, are encouraged to undertake an individual project of some facet of quantitative dendrochronology. This may include finishing a project already in progress or starting a new one and making substantial progress on it. Projects should include analysis of actual wood, i.e., not a library research report. If you'd like to do such a project but don't have a particular idea in mind, we can help with ideas. For example, various faculty, staff, and students of the Tree-Ring Lab have tree-ring collections that need processing, analysis, and interpretation, and such collections may be useful for student projects. Important: Individual projects should apply concepts of the Workshop, e.g., data and chronology devlopment and interpretation. Class time at the end of the semester will be reserved for individual oral presentations. Any student wishing to take advantage of this opportunity and do a project must register for an extra unit of 497C/597C (for a total of three units). The project must be approved before it is started, and progress throughout the semester will be checked prior to presentations. In addition to an oral presentation, which should be short (about 15 minutes, as for a conference talk), a final paper (~10 pages double-spaced text, plus tables, figures, and reference list as necessary) describing the project is required and is due on the Wednesday of finals week. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~sheppard/workshop/ 5 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz597Cz071z 3 Wednesdays, 9:30 - 11:30 AM sheppard 2 3 2008-01-17T20:53:42-07:00 1 2007-01-01 GEOS 585A - APPL TIME SERIES ANALYS h4. Course Description Analysis tools in the time and frequency domains are introduced in the context of sample data sets drawn from hydrology, climatology, and paleoclimatology. Students optionally use their own data sets in series of assignments. h4. Overview This is an introductory course, with emphasis on practical aspects of time series analysis. Methods are hierarchically introduced -- starting with terminology and exploratory graphics, progressing to descriptive statistics, and ending with basic modeling procedures. Topics include detrending, filtering, autoregressive modeling, spectral analysis and regression. Twelve topics, or "lessons" are addressed sequentially in the semester. Paired classroom sessions consist of a lecture introducing methods and a workshop session illustrating application using a high-level computing language (MATLAB). The student begins by preparing three sets of time series and text files of associated metadata for the class. Class assignments consist of running pre-written MATLAB scripts (programs)on these time series and interpreting the results. The course is also offered by correspondence to students not enrolled at the University of Arizona. Any time series with a constant time increment (e.g., day, month, year) is a candidate for use in the course. Examples are daily precipitation measurements, seasonal total streamflow, summer mean air temperature, annual indices of tree growth, indices of sea-surface temperature, and the daily height increment of a shrub. h4. Goals As a result of taking the course, students should: # understand basic time series concepts and terminology # be able to select time series methods appropriate to goals # be able to critically evaluate scientific literature in which basic time series methods such as filtering, ARMA modeling and spectral analysis are used # be able to apply a suite of time series methods to their own data using a high-level numerical analysis language (Matlab) # be able to concisely summarize results of time series analysis in writing http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~dmeko/geos585a.html 6 3 Monday, 1:30-3 PM 1. An introductory statistics course, 2. Permission of the instructor (correspondence students and undergraduates) http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz585Az071z 3 Tues/Thurs, 9AM dmeko 3 2009-01-06T22:37:56-07:00 1 2009-01-01 GEOG 695C - COLLEGE TEACHING h4. Course Description This 1-unit course is designed to introduce graduate students to pedagogical theory, skills, practice and technological tools that can be implemented in the college classroom and other learning environments. Through short readings, discussions, demonstrations and hands-on practice, we will address such issues as: learning philosophies, cognitive skills, learning styles, course design logistics, learner-centered activities, assessment tools, teaching technology, classroom dynamics, and ethics. Students will design and critique their own course materials and gain practical experience in presenting their material in a collegial setting. h4. Course Objectives * Students will be acquainted with different pedagogical philosophies and will have reflected on their own learning experience in the context of these philosophies. * Students will be able to evaluate a variety of instructional approaches and select appropriate formats for different learning styles and environments. * Students will gain experience in designing course materials and in trying out various teaching techniques. * Students will appreciate the advantages and caveats associated with electronic learning platforms and will be introduced to an assortment of classroom learning technologies. * Students will be able to design a course syllabus, identify course objectives and learning outcomes, select and develop appropriate learning activities and assessment tools, develop grading rubrics, and use evaluation methods to critique and document the effectiveness of their teaching. * Students will become familiar with the specific policies and logistics of teaching a course at the University of Arizona, including guidelines and suggested strategies for dealing with classroom behavior, student crises, special needs, and violations of the Code of Academic Integrity. http://fp.arizona.edu/geog695c/ 7 3 by email appointment http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOGz695Cz071z 3 Mondays 1:00 -2:50 pm katie 1 2008-02-07T11:21:43-07:00 5 2007-01-01 GC 695G - GLOBAL CHANGE TOOLKIT h4. Course Description This is a 1 unit colloquium designed specifically for graduate students in the Global Change GIDP PhD Minor, although students in any global-change related discipline may enroll. The course's focus is the acquisition of a basic "Global Change Toolkit," i.e., the foundational background, vocabulary, and communication skills necessary for successful engagement in advanced interdisciplinary scholarly research on global change issues. h4. Course Objectives * To review major themes and initiatives in global change research * To identify and interact with global change researchers on campus and beyond * To develop professional skills for communicating global change research across disciplines * To assemble a personal "toolkit" of global change terms, references, resources, contacts, and skills tailored to your global change research area and future professional goals http://fp.arizona.edu/gc/gctoolkit/ 8 3 TBA or by appointment via email http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GCxxz695Gz071zOpen 3 Tuesday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm katie 1 2008-02-07T11:23:03-07:00 1 2007-01-01 GEOS195D - A SENSE OF PLACE Students are introduced to the geology and ecology of Tucson and surrounding mountain ranges, including interactions between past and present societies and the desert and forest environments. Four Saturday field trips (one per month) are scheduled during the semester, each emphasizing a particular region with unique geological and biological aspects. This is a first-year colloquium course, but any UA student can enroll. Taught jointly with... Gary Huckleberry * Office: Off campus * Office Phone: 615-2644 * E-mail: %(email)ghuck10@(at)@comcast.net% http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~sheppard/sop/ 9 2 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz195Dz071z 3 A Tuesday evening class meeting will take place prior to each Saturday field trip. 1 2008-02-07T11:23:52-07:00 6 2007-01-01 GEOS 595E - TPCS IN DENDROCHRONOLOGY _Introduction:_ A colloquium course involves the exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants. Each semester, one or more _Colloquium Course Modules_ are offered by faculty in the "Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research":http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/. Module topics are offered to respond to timely research topics in dendrochronology and related disciplines, and to address the needs of an ever-changing stream of graduate students. Students should express their desires for particular topics to their major professor and/or the LTRR Director. _Grading:_ Regular or alternative grades are awarded for this course: ABCDE. *Note:* Students are assigned a single 595E grade each semester they enroll in it, even if they signed up for more than one module that semester. (The semester grading for a student is worked out collaboratively by the professors who teach the relevant modules). h4. How the 595E Dendrochronology Colloquium Works Each semester, the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research offers a variety of GEOS595E/WSM595E Course Modules under the title "Dendrochronology Colloquium." Each student may take 1 to 9 units of 595E, distributed over the student's entire academic program. Students will sign up for individual modules according to the Colloquium Number (CLQ#) assigned to the LTRR professor who is offering the module. The University schedule of classes lists all the numbers, and the course information on the LTRR web site has individual entries for each colloquium on offer. For example, a student might take a 595E module on "Dendroecology" for 1 unit of credit, plus another module on "Synoptic Dendroclimatology" for 2 units in the same semester. Then in a subsequent semester, the same student might sign up for 1 unit of "Journal Club" and another module of "Isotope Dendroecology" for 2 units. The following year, the student might sign up for a 3-unit module on another topic. In this scenario the student will have taken a total of 9 units of 595E over several semesters, distributed over 5 different module courses. 10 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz595Ez071z 1 katie 1 9 2008-02-07T11:25:15-07:00 2007-01-01 GEOS 564 - INTRO DENDROCHRONOLOGY h4. Course Goals In this course, students will learn the scientific basis, techniques, and applications of dendrochronology. We will explore the biological basis for dendrochronology, the principles upon which dendrochronology rests, and in which disciplines it has been applied. Examples will be drawn from several stages of the history of dendrochronology. At the end of the course, students will be able to collect tree-ring samples, prepare and date the samples, and build a local chronology. Finally, students will be able to evaluate dendrochronological analyses, and interpret their own data for specific research issues. Lectures Attendance is very important in the course, but is not included in grade calculation. Excessive absences may be grounds for dropping a student from the course. It is, however, the student's responsibility to drop the course officially; failure to do so will result in a grade of E or I, at the instructor's discretion. Special circumstances and/or disabilities will be accommodated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Please let me know about any such needs as early as possible. h4. Required Text There is no required text for the course. Interested students are encouraged to buy the classic: _An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating_, Stokes, M.A., and T. L. Smiley, 1968. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. (Reprinted 1995). h4. Laboratory Laboratory meeting times will be arranged on the first day of class. Lab is required for the course and will meet once a week for approximately 3 hours. The lab will constitute a very important part of the course and of your grade. Topics covered in the lab include the practical aspects of crossdating, sample preparation and mounting, chronology building and interpretation, and the interpretation of different types of dendrochronological samples. h4. Mandatory Field Trips There will be a mandatory weekend field trip, on a date to be arranged, to conduct dendrochronological sampling and observe sites. Additional information will be available in September. Topics demonstrated on the trip will be site and tree selection criteria, increment coring techniques, and other field procedures in a problem-oriented context. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/introdendro/ 11 3 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00-12:00 http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/introdendro/readings/ http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz564z074zOpen 1 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:45 tswetnam 4 2008-02-07T11:23:30-07:00 1 2007-01-01 GC/GEOS/HWR 572 - GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEM CYCLES Study of processes affecting global chemical fluxes. Particular attention to current global concerns, i.e., ozone hole, carbon cycle, climate warming, atmospheric oxidation, hydrologic cycle. Taught jointly with "Paul D. Brooks":http://hwr.arizona.edu/~brooks/, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources. 12 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GCxxz572z074z 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00AM-12:15PM sleavitt 3 2008-02-07T11:20:50-07:00 7 2007-01-01 NATS 101 - THE EARTH+ITS ENVIRONMNT LEC 16 This course puts global environmental change problems - such as climatic change, global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation & desertification - into a scientific context by examining the essential components of the earth system (atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere) and the feedbacks that link these components. This scientific context provides the basis for a critical discussion of the social, economic and political implications of global change. 13 2 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?NATSz101z074z#016 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30PM-01:45PM katie 3 2008-02-07T11:19:37-07:00 8 2007-01-01 NATS 101 - THE EARTH+ITS ENVIRONMNT LEC 17H 14 2 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?NATSz101z074z#017 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00AM-12:15PM mevans 3 2008-02-07T11:20:01-07:00 9 2007-01-01 GEOS 220 - ENVIRON HIST SOUTHWEST Environmental and cultural history of the Southwest emphasizing discovery of the past using historical science techniques of tree-ring and packrat midden analyses and repeat photography. This course will cover several paleoenvironmental tools that have been involved extensively in reconstructing the natural and cultural history of the Southwest (as well as for other regions, too). They include: * Tree rings * Packrat middens * Alluvial stratigraphy * Repeat photography * Historical documents Whereas the overall scope of this course encompasses broad time scales, its focus increases in detail as it moves from the distant to the recent past. Spatially, the greater Southwest includes most of Arizona and New Mexico as well as southeastern Utah, southwestern Colorado, and northern Mexico. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/geos220/ 15 2 This course usually fills to its capacity of 150 students, and other students often ask to add it. Please be sure that you have fulfilled the stated course prerequisites: two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104). http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz220z074z 1 Tuesday & Thursday 11:00AM-12:15PM sheppard 3 2008-01-17T20:54:25-07:00 10 2007-01-01 GEOS 220 - ENVIRON HIST SOUTHWEST http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/geos220/ 16 2 3 9:30 - 10:45 rtowner 2008-01-17T21:06:04-07:00 20 2008-01-01 The discipline of dendrochronology is a set of techniques by which the annual growth layers of trees may be assigned to a definite calendar year. The history of changes in the tree’s environment is reflected in various properties of the tree rings. These properties include ring width, cell size, wood density, trace element composition, radioactive and stable isotope ratios. External environmental variables affect the physiological processes that control tree growth. The annual radial growth increment produces a permanent record of these effects. Tree-ring series can be used to reconstruct past variations in precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, river flow, the frequency of extreme droughts, forest fires, major forest pest outbreaks, and several other variables. What can be reconstructed depends on those factors that limit tree growth. The reconstructions typically cover several centuries, but can occasionally extend to millennia. In this course, we will use instrumental and proxy records (tree-ring chronologies) to place the climatic conditions faced in the management of trees, water, livestock and the indigenous herbivores, and people and their needs into a proper perspective. The instructors of the course are: Ramzi Touchan, David M. Meko, Peter F. Ffolliott, Ünal Akkemik, and Nesibe Köse. !/~rtouchan/photos/zadn16a.JPG(Cedrus atlantica Col Du Zad Morocco)! http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~rtouchan/class2008/Dendroclimatology_course_Turkey_2008.pdf 17 1 Preliminary background in statistics. The language of the course is English. 5 rtouchan 2008-06-08T11:35:57-07:00 2008-01-01 GEOG 696M h4. Course description: Overview This graduate level seminar will focus on a review and discussion of the literature on various topics or subfields in dendrochronology, with a different topic featured each semester the seminar is offered, depending on student interests. The goal of the seminar is to become familiar with the current body of research on the featured topic, and to critique a set of papers that have appeared in the peer-reviewed literature. In fall 2008, the topic will be dendrochronology and forest demography. The goal of the seminar is to become familiar with the current body of research on variability in spatial patterns of tree demography due to climate and disturbance as documented with dendrochronology. We will explore topics related to long-term demographic processes, shifts in treeline at upper and lower forest borders related to both rapid and slow changes in climate, changes in forest composition and density due to fire suppressing, grazing and other disturbances, and patterns and process related to episodes of recruitment and mortality over past centuries to millennia. We will also discuss methodological approaches that have been employed to investigate these changes, and the unanswered questions that remain in this area of research. h4. Course description: Organization The format of the class will be journal club. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will take turns selecting papers related to dendrochronology and the seminar topic, and be responsible for leading class discussions. Two or three peer-reviewed papers will be assigned each week for group discussion. h4. Course requirements and grading policy This is a graduate-level course open to any students with an interest in to dendrochronology and its related subfields. The course can be taken variable credit (1-3 credits). All students are expected to take an active part in all discussions, and grades will be based on class participation and discussions led. # credit – select papers for and lead 2 discussions # credits – select papers for and lead 4 discussions. # credits – select papers for and lead 6 discussions. h4. General course policy Absences: Students are required to attend all classes. All holidays or special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those students who show affiliation with that particular religion. Absences pre-approved by the UA Dean of Students (or Dean's designee) will be honored. Arrangements for these absences must be made before the date of the class to be missed. Policy regarding class behavior: no cell phones, pagers, and other disruptive electronic devices. Policies apply on academic integrity (plagiarism, cheating) within Student Code of Academic Integrity: "http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies":http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies Policies apply against threatening behavior by students: "http://policy.web.arizona.edu/~policy/threaten.shtml":http://policy.web.arizona.edu/~policy/threaten.shtml Students with disabilities who are registered with the Disability Resource Center must submit appropriate documentation to me if they are requesting reasonable accommodations: "http://drc.arizona.edu/teach/syllabus-statement.html":http://drc.arizona.edu/teach/syllabus-statement.html h4. Subject to change statement The information contained in the course syllabus, other than the grade and absence policies, may be subject to change with reasonable advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor. http://www.u.arizona.edu/%7Econniew1/696m/Geog696mhome.html 18 3 by appointment 1 TBA, but 1st class, Monday, Aug. 25, 3:30 conniew1 1 3 2008-05-12T15:35:11-07:00 2008-01-01 NATS 101 - THE EARTH+ITS ENVIRONMNT LEC 41 Introduction to Global Change presents the basics of physical science within the context of global environmental changes (climatic change, global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation, etc.) that impact Earth and its inhabitants. The course involves hands-on activities, discussions, computer exercises, and interactive small-group learning teams. The course is one of the Tier I General Education natural science course offerings of NATS 101, The Earth and Its Environments, and -- along with its GLOBAL CHANGE topics, includes an overview of four key concepts governing physical and chemical processes: (1) the atomic structure of matter, (2) the role of electromagnetism in nature, (3) the laws of thermodynamics governing energy transfers, and (4) Newton's laws governing force and motion. http://fp.arizona.edu/kkh/nats101gc/ 19 2 1 Tu / Th 12:30 - 1:45 3 2008-04-07T17:40:56-07:00 8 2008-01-01 ATMO/GEOS 595C - GEN CIRCULATION OBSV+MDL Driven by the potential for predictability, the overlap of timescales between anthropogenic forcing and interannual variability, and the emergence of historal data analyses, semiquantitative high resolution paleoclimatology, and coupled climate model simulations, a number of mechanisms to explain decadal climate variability have been proposed in recent years. We will explore the viability of these hypotheses within a context framed by modern physical climatology. To appeal to a broad cross-section of graduate students across departments such as ATMO, GEOS, GEOG, LTRR, HWR, Arid Lands and EEB, class sessions will be divided among instructor-led lectures on relevant fundamentals of physical climatology, and student-led parsing of classic and current literature. Although students are encouraged to register (so the course can go!), auditing and sitting in is highly encouraged for any or all of the semester. http://ic.ltrr.arizona.edu/ic/dv/ 20 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?ATMOz595Cz081z 3 Mon/Wed, 1--2:15 PM mevans 2 2008-01-14T15:50:46-07:00 18 2008-01-01 GEOS 195D - A SENSE OF PLACE Students are introduced to the geology and ecology of Tucson and surrounding mountain ranges, including interactions between past and present societies and the desert and forest environments. Four Saturday field trips (one per month) are scheduled during the semester, each emphasizing a particular region with unique geological and biological aspects. This is a first-year colloquium course, but any UA student can enroll. Taught jointly with... Gary Huckleberry * Office: Off campus * Office Phone: 615-2644 * E-mail: %(email)ghuck10@(at)@comcast.net% http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~sheppard/sop/ 21 2 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz195Dz081z 3 A Tuesday evening class meeting will take place prior to each Saturday field trip. sheppard 1 2008-01-22T11:10:41-07:00 6 2008-01-01 GEOS/WSM/ANTH 497C/597C - DENDOCHRONOLOGY h4. General objectives of this course _Primary:_ To actively engage in and learn the basic analytical steps of dendrochronology, primarily measurement and data checking as well as chronology building and interpretation using a real collection of tree-ring samples. _Secondary:_ Establishing and/or improving computer and quantitative literacy will be an inevitable side effect, if not a secondary objective of this course. _Optional:_ To finish (or make substantial progress on) a personal project in any application of dendrochronology (requires registration for one extra unit). h4. Workshop meetings The nature of this course is quite different from the fall Introduction to Dendrochronology course. The Workshop course is activity based, where students do much of what dendrochronologists worldwide do to analyze a tree-ring collection for its environmental information. These activities are mostly computer based, and each student can have an account on the server resource of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. It is also possible to do the activities on a computer at home, completely apart from LTRR. For the two units of this course, we will meet two hours a week to review the previous week's assigned activity and prepare for the current activity. Fulfilling each activity as assigned will require time outside of class, and particular computational assignments might require individual tutoring. h4. Grading for 497C/597C Each assigned activity will include things that must be done and/or computer output that must be annotated and turned in. Short (one page typed) reports are required along with the annotated outputs. Requirements will be clearly specified for each activity as we do them. These activities will be graded based on how well and how completely they are done. Upon completion of analysis of the tree-ring collection, a research report detailing the analysis of that site will be required. This report will be mostly on the methods, results, and discussion of the project; a literature review per se is not expected, but any articles that should be cited will be those that we study along the way throughout the semester. This research report, which should be up to 10 pages double-spaced typed text plus figures and appendices as necessary, is due on the Wednesday of finals week. Examinations are *NOT* planned for this workshop course. Thus, final grades, for both undergraduates and graduates, will be determined as follows: All activities: 70% of grade Research report: 30% of grade Final grade % of all points: A: >90 B: 80-89 C: 65-79 h3. Optional individual student project Students, either undergraduate or graduate, are encouraged to undertake an individual project of some facet of quantitative dendrochronology. This may include finishing a project already in progress or starting a new one and making substantial progress on it. Projects should include analysis of actual wood, i.e., not a library research report. If you'd like to do such a project but don't have a particular idea in mind, we can help with ideas. For example, various faculty, staff, and students of the Tree-Ring Lab have tree-ring collections that need processing, analysis, and interpretation, and such collections may be useful for student projects. Important: Individual projects should apply concepts of the Workshop, e.g., data and chronology devlopment and interpretation. Class time at the end of the semester will be reserved for individual oral presentations. Any student wishing to take advantage of this opportunity and do a project must register for an extra unit of 497C/597C (for a total of three units). The project must be approved before it is started, and progress throughout the semester will be checked prior to presentations. In addition to an oral presentation, which should be short (about 15 minutes, as for a conference talk), a final paper (~10 pages double-spaced text, plus tables, figures, and reference list as necessary) describing the project is required and is due on the Wednesday of finals week. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~sheppard/workshop/ 22 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz597Cz081z 3 Organizational meeting to pick class times: Wednesday, January 16, 1:00 PM sheppard 2 3 2008-01-17T20:47:18-07:00 1 2008-01-01 GEOS/WSM 595E Dendrochronology Colloquium 1 We will meet approximately every other week, starting in late February or early March, for a 2 to 3 hour discussion. We will identify papers (2 or 3) at each session to be read and discussed at the subsequent session. A student, or group of students, will be in charge of helping obtain and distribute the papers (pdfs preferred) and they will lead each discussion session. Topics are to be decided by consensus. One topic is likely to be tree-ring applications in forest and woodland demography and climate change. Please let me know if you are planning to enroll in the course or just sit in. 23 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz595Ez081z 3 2 PM Friday Feb 8th organizational meeting tswetnam 1 2008-02-07T12:15:47-07:00 2 2008-01-01 GEOS/ANTH/WSM 497J/597J - DENDROARCHAEOLOGY !/summerschool/groupbs_small.jpg(2005 Dendroarchaeology field class at Big Sherd Pueblito, a Navajo site in NW New Mexico)! The Laboratory of Tree-ring Research at the University of Arizona is pleased to offer its 7^th^ annual pre-session course devoted entirely to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological tree-rings. Participants (undergrads, grads, professionals) will learn the most accurate and precise dating method used by archaeologists via lectures, laboratory exercises, and field work. The centerpiece of this intensive 3-week course is a *field trip* to various archaeological sites in western New Mexico led by Drs. Ronald H. Towner and Jeffrey S. Dean. The first week in Tucson will provide participants with a basic background in dendroarchaeology. During the third week back in Tucson, participants will prepare, crossdate, and interpret the dendroarchaeological samples collected during the field trip. For additional information, contact Ron Towner at %(email)rtowner@(at)@ltrr.arizona.edu% 24 3 Consent of Instructor 4 9am-5pm daily May 19-June 7, 2008 rtowner 3 2008-02-01T17:23:08-07:00 2008-01-01 GEOS/WSM 595E Dendrochronology Colloquium 3 The focus will be on past human-environment interrelationships and dendrochronology's role in elucidating them, but the specific topics under that umbrella would be up to the participants (e.g., reconstructing and exploring the role of drought in social change in the southwest, the human role in past fire regimes, integrating various paleoenvironmental proxies, including dendrochronology, in human-environment contexts). 25 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz595Ez081z 3 jdean 1 2008-02-05T17:36:43-07:00 2008-01-01 NATS 101 - THE EARTH+ITS ENVIRONMNT LEC 17 18 26 2 3 Mon Wed Fri noon-12:50 sleavitt 3 2008-02-07T12:41:25-07:00 23 2008-01-01 GEOS/GEOG/WS M 439A/539A - INTRO DENDROCHRONOLOGY Survey of dendrochronological theory and methods. Applications to archaeological, geological, and biological dating problems and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Emphasis on dating methods, developing tree-ring chronologies, and evaluating tree-ring dates from various contexts. 27 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz539Az084z 1 Tue & Thu 9:30 - 10:45 am, Lab Tue 1:00 - 3:50 pm mhughes 4 2008-04-07T13:58:58-07:00 1 2008-01-01 GC 572 - GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEM CYCLES Both major chemical species and selected minor species will be studied. Quantitative coverage will be given to fluxes of chemical constituents between reservoirs at the Earth's surface particularly those related to biosystems, and to processes involved in chemical transfers and transformations. Issues of measurement and modeling will be addressed. Considerable attention will be directed toward global perturbations, i.e., carbon, nitrogen and water cycles, ozone hole, global warming, and ocean circulation. Taught jointly with Paul D. Brooks, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources. 28 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GCxxz572z084z 1 Tuesday & Thursday 11:00AM - 12:15PM sleavitt 3 2009-07-21T18:24:00-07:00 7 2009-01-01 GEOS 220 - ENVIRON HIST SOUTHWEST Environmental and cultural history of the Southwest emphasizing discovery of the past using historical science techniques of tree-ring and packrat midden analyses and repeat photography. This course will cover several paleoenvironmental tools that have been involved extensively in reconstructing the natural and cultural history of the Southwest (as well as for other regions, too). They include: * Tree rings * Packrat middens * Alluvial stratigraphy * Repeat photography * Historical documents Whereas the overall scope of this course encompasses broad time scales, its focus increases in detail as it moves from the distant to the recent past. Spatially, the greater Southwest includes most of Arizona and New Mexico as well as southeastern Utah, southwestern Colorado, and northern Mexico. 29 2 This course usually fills to its capacity of 150 students, and other students often ask to add it. Please be sure that you have fulfilled the stated course prerequisites: two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104). http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz220z084z 1 Tuesday & Thursday 11:00AM - 12:15PM sheppard 3 2008-04-07T14:23:53-07:00 10 2008-01-01 GEOS/ATMO 597e Students will learn to analyze and interpret principal features resolvable in historical climate data sets using two commonly-applied empirical techniques. In parallel we will critically assess similar analyses published in the climate dynamics' literature. http://ic.ltrr.arizona.edu/ic/stda/ 30 3 TBA linear algebra or consent of instructor. 1 MW 2-3:15p 3 3 2008-04-22T14:04:46-07:00 7 2008-01-01 GEOG 531 The goal of this advanced course in climatology is to equip graduate students in the earth, atmosphere, hydrologic and environmental sciences with a comprehensive understanding of how global and regional weather patterns and atmospheric circulation processes interact to produce unique and varying climates worldwide. This course builds on presumed background knowledge of the climate system (GEOG 530 or equivalent) by applying a synoptic meteorological and climatological approach to analyze and explicate the complexity of climatic patterns and processes from continent to continent across the globe. http://fp.arizona.edu/kkh/climate/ 31 3 Wed 1:30 - 3:00 pm or by email appointment GEOG 530 (or equivalent as determined by instructor) 3 Tue & Thu 12:30 - 1:45 pm hirschbo 3 2009-01-06T21:17:30-07:00 7 2009-01-01 GC 695g This is a 1 unit colloquium designed specifically for graduate students in the Global Change GIDP PhD Minor, although students in any global-change related discipline may enroll. The course's focus is the acquisition of a basic "Global Change Toolkit," i.e., the foundational background, vocabulary, and communication skills necessary for successful engagement in advanced interdisciplinary scholarly research on global change issues. http://fp.arizona.edu/gc/gctoolkit/ 32 3 Wed 1:30 - 3:00 pm or by email appointment declared Global Change Ph.D. Minor, or permission of instructor 3 TBA hirschbo 1 2009-01-06T21:17:59-07:00 2009-01-01 GEOS/ANTH/WSM 497C/597C Primary objective: To actively engage in and learn the basic analytical steps of dendrochronology, primarily measurement and data checking as well as chronology building and interpretation using a real collection of tree-ring samples. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~sheppard/workshop/ 33 3 MF 11:00 Introduction to Dendrochronology a good idea 3 TBD 2 3 2009-01-07T11:22:19-07:00 1 2009-01-01 Geos. 195D Students are introduced to the geology and ecology of Tucson and surrounding mountain ranges, including interactions between past and present societies with desert and forest environments. Four Saturday field trips (one per month: Jan. 31, Feb. 21, Mar. 28, Apr. 18) are scheduled during the semester, each emphasizing a particular region with unique geological and biological aspects. This is a first-year colloquium course, but any UA student can enroll. A Tuesday evening class meeting will take place prior to each Saturday field trip. Tuesday nights meet in BioSci West 210. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~sheppard/sop/ 34 2 MF 11:00 3 Co-taught by Dr. Gary Huckleberry Tues. 7-9, then Saturday field trips, once a month 1 1 2009-01-07T11:18:24-07:00 2009-01-01 Environmental and cultural history of the Southwest emphasizing discovery of the past using historical science techniques of tree-ring and packrat midden analyses and repeat photography. This course will cover several paleoenvironmental tools that have been involved extensively in reconstructing the natural and cultural history of the Southwest (as well as for other regions). They include: Tree rings Packrat middens Alluvial stratigraphy Repeat photography Historical documents Whereas the overall scope of this course encompasses broad time scales, its focus increases in detail as it moves from the distant to the recent past. Spatially, the greater Southwest includes most of Arizona and New Mexico as well as southeastern Utah, southwestern Colorado, and northern Mexico. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/geos220/ 35 2 Tier I Nats 3 T/TH 9:30-10:45 rtowner 3 2009-01-14T11:15:12-07:00 20 2009-01-01 NATS 101 Anyone following current events on the web, TV, radio or in the newspapers cannot help but be aware of the growing number of reports about changes taking place on our Earth, for example related to atmospheric temperatures, forest decline, hurricanes, wildfires, glaciers and ice sheets, resources, etc. Global Change Science is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field that addresses (a) the natural operation of Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere, (b) the natural and human-induced ("anthropogenic") mechanisms by which these systems may be altered, and (c) the nature of the changes. The consequences of such changes, whether natural or anthropogenic, could clearly be important to climate, agriculture, commerce, and human health on our planet. This course will examine the science of global environmental change, in part using elements of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore as a springboard for investigating in greater detail the underpinnings of such processes as the greenhouse effect, global warming, the ozone hole, sea-level rise, and deforestation. Introduction to physical and chemical characteristics of Earth systems is advanced in this class as a prelude to a more complete and thoughtful analysis of major global change issues. In addition to learning (1) the principles and jargon of global change science, and (2) our limitations in understanding, improvement of writing skills is promoted. http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/nats101/ 36 2 Mondays 11- 12, and 1- 2, and Wednesdays, 11- 12, and 1- 2 none http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/nats101/09Syllabus.htm 3 April Chiriboga Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research University of Arizona 105 West Stadium Tucson, AZ 85721 Ofc: 520-621-6471 Fax: 520-621-8229 april@ltrr.arizona.edu Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11- 12, and by appointment MWF 12 to 1 pm 3 2009-01-21T13:28:18-07:00 23 2009-01-01 GEOS 595E - TPCS IN DENDROCHRONOLOGY 1 A colloquium course involves the exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants. Each semester, one or more Colloquium Course Modules are offered by faculty in the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Module topics are offered to respond to timely research topics in Dendrochronology and related disciplines, and to address the needs of an ever-changing stream of graduate students. Students should express their desires for particular topics to their major professor and/or the LTRR Director. Grading: Regular or alternative grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. NOTE: Students are assigned a single 595E grade each semester they enroll in it, even if they signed up for more than one module that semester. (The semester grading for a student is worked out collaboratively by the professors who teach the relevant modules). May be repeated: for a total of 9 units of credit. Usually offered: Fall, Spring. HOW THE 595E DENDROCHNROLOGY COLLOQUIUM WORKS: Each semester, the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research offers a variety of GEOS595E/WSM595E Course Modules under the title "Dendrochronology Colloquium." Each student may take 1 to 9 units of 595E, distributed over the student's entire academic program. Students will sign up for individual modules according to the Colloquium (CLQ) # assigned to the LTRR professor who is offering the module: 1. Tom Swetnam 2. Malcolm Hughes 3. Jeff Dean 4. Steve Leavitt 5. Katie Hirschboeck 6. Paul Sheppard 7. Mike Evans 8. Dave Meko 9. TBA For example, a student might take a 595E module on "Dendroecology" for 1 unit of credit, plus another module on "Synoptic Dendroclimatology" for 2 units in the same semester. Then in a subsequent semester, the same student might sign up for 1 unit of "Journal Club" and another module of "Isotope Dendroecology" for 2 units. The following year, the student might sign up for a 3-unit module on another topic. In this scenario the student will have taken a total of 9 units of 595E over several semesters, distributed over 5 different module courses. The available CLQ #'offered in a given semester listed on the LTRR webpage at: http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/courses/ and the online SCHEDULE OF CLASSES. 37 3 http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?GEOSz595Ez071z 3 swetnamt 1 2009-02-19T13:35:10-07:00 2009-01-01 NATS 101, Sec 40 & Sec 41 Introduction to Global Change presents the basics of physical science within the context of global environmental changes (climatic change, global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation, etc.) that impact Earth and its inhabitants. The course involves hands-on activities, discussions, computer exercises, and interactive small-group learning teams. The course is one of the Tier I General Education natural science course offerings of NATS 101, The Earth and Its Environments, and -- along with its GLOBAL CHANGE topics, includes an overview of four key concepts governing physical and chemical processes: (1) the atomic structure of matter, (2) the role of electromagnetism in nature, (3) the laws of thermodynamics governing energy transfers, and (4) Newton's laws governing force and motion. http://fp.arizona.edu/kkh/nats101gc/ 38 2 Wed 1:30 - 3:00 pm http://fp.arizona.edu/kkh/nats101gc/GC.overview.htm 1 Rebecca Franklin (Geosciences & Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research) is a PhD candidate who works in the alpine eastern Sierra Nevada range of California researching recent climatic and ecological change in above-treeline ecosystems. She enjoys running, learning the fiddle, constructing art projects and hanging with her family. Jelena Vukomanovic (Arid Lands Resources Sciences) a PhD student interested in conservation easements and the connections between environmental monitoring and policy for habitat protection. Adam Csank (Geosciences & Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research) is a PhD candidate working on reconstructing past climates by using stable isotopes of tree-rings. Tue & Thu Sec 40: 12:30 - 1:45 pm and Sec 41: 3:30 - 4:45 pm 3 2009-06-01T17:52:51-07:00 8 2009-01-01 GEOS/WSM 595E- Isotope Dendrochronology 4 Purpose: To introduce fundamental concepts, terminology and parameters pertinent to isotopes and isotope fractionation, particularly as related to tree rings. To examine historic applications of isotopes in tree rings, environmental parameters reflected in the isotopes, mechanistic models of tree-ring isotopes, exciting new findings, and future directions in isotope dendrochronology. This will be accomplished to varying degrees by reading relevant articles, discussion of past relevant projects or springboard for discussion of ongoing or future projects of participants, and some lecture lecture. TBA 39 3 TBA grad enrollment TBA TBA 1 TBA sleavitt 1 3 2009-07-21T18:17:58-07:00 1 2009-01-01 GC 572 - GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEM CYCLES Study of processes affecting global chemical fluxes. Particular attention to current global concerns, i.e., ozone hole, carbon cycle, climate warming, atmospheric oxidation, hydrologic cycle. 40 3 1 Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00AM-12:15PM 3 2009-07-21T18:23:18-07:00 7 2008-01-01