Outline
Fall 2007
 
Date

Topic

Exercise
09/04

Mono Lake and the "Tragedy of the Commons"

 Reflectance Spectra of Environmental Relevance
09/06

Guest Lecture by Former Pathfinder, Gillian Galford

 Stella Model of Mono Lake
09/11

Hydrogeology of Mono Lake 

  
09/13 Adiabatic Lapse Rates and Rain Shadows Mono Lake: NDVI and Temperature Correlations
09/18 ENVI and Image Processing for Environmental Studies  
09/20 ENVI and Image Processing for Environmental Studies Pleistocene Lakes Associated with the Mojave River
09/25 Ancient Lacustrine Systems  
09/27 Ancient Lacustrine Systems  
09/28

Review

 
10/02

Exam One

 Exam One
10/04

Estimating Earth's Surface Temperature

Glades: NDVI, Temperature, and Topography
10/09

Missouri Ozarks: Glades

 
10/11

Map Projections

  
10/16

Ecosystem Radiative Transfer Models

 
10/18

Threatened and Endangered Species Presentations

Threatened and Endangered Species Presentations
10/23

Field Work Preparation

 
10/25 Field Work Preparation Field Work in Ozarks
10/30

Missouri Department of Conservation and Department of Natural Resources 

The Nature Conservancy: lichen and controlled burns

 
11/01

Analysis of Field Data   Spectra   Thermal Images

Glade Soil Temperature Experiment Report
11/06 Exam Two (with review on 11/05 at 8 AM) Review
11/08

No class

  
11/13

Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Warming

Carbon Cycle Models
11/15

Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Warming

 
11/20

No class

Greenhouse Warming Models
11/22

Thanksgiving

 
11/26

Kyoto Protocols and Greenhouse Warming (Monday class)

 
11/30

Kyoto Protocols and Greenhouse Warming (Friday class)
UN Human Development Report

 
12/04

Review on 12/07 at 8 AM

 Review
12/06

Exam Three: Wed, 12/12, 8 to 9:30 AM