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SWS 5XXX: Earth System Analysis Catalogue Description: Analysis of global-scale interdependences between climate, biogeochemical cycles and humans using a systems approach Term Fall Meeting Time Tuesday Period 8 (3:00pm – 3:50pm); Thursday Period 8-9 (3:00pm – 4:55pm) Enrollment Cap 25 Instructor Stefan Gerber

3187 McCarty Hall Phone: 352 294 3174 sgerber@ufl.edu

Office hours Thursdays 10 am to 12 noon or by appointment

Course Description: Earth System Science is the study of interactions between the physical climate – i.e. the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, the marine and terrestrial life, and the solid Earth. We will explore these linkages, using tools of mathematical system analysis. In particular, we will address how climate, the carbon cycle, and nutrient dynamics interact in shaping global scale temperature, hydrology, primary productivity, and how the Earth System responses to perturbation, such as current global change from large injections of fossil CO2, or from reactive nitrogen. Throughout the course we will make use of simple mathematical/modeling concepts, and students will devise a simple box model to use for global change analysis. The course is a co-taught graduate/undergraduate course.

Course Objectives: By the end of the course the students will be able to • characterize the physical, chemical and biological mechanisms that lead to exchange of energy

and matter among the major components of the Earth System (atmosphere, ocean, biosphere and lithosphere)

• analyze interdependencies and feedbacks which operate within and among the components of the Earth System;

• quantify effects of ongoing environmental change using simple box models

Course Format: 1 lecture over 2 periods and one period with combined lecture/discussion per week.

Class Attendance: Required

Prerequisites: Familiarity with data manipulation and arithmetic operations in Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet software is required. A minimal understanding of calculus is useful, though not a requirement (MAC 2233: Survey of Calculus 1; PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1, or similar).

Course text: Required:

• Bloom A.J.: 2010, Global Climate Change, Convergence of Disciplines, Sinauer • Climate Change 2007 - The Physical Science Basis Contribution of Working Group I to

the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, selected chapters (available online www.ipcc.ch)

Required course text cont’d

• Selected scientific publications (pdfs provided) − Archer, D., H. Kheshgi, and E. Maier‐Reimer (1997), Multiple timescales for

neutralization of fossil fuel CO2, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24(4), 405–408, doi:10.1029/97GL00168.

− Cox, P. M., R. A. Betts, C. D. Jones, S. A. Spall, and I. J. Totterdell (2000), Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model, Nature, 400, 184–187, doi:10.1038/35041539.

− Crowley, T. J. (2000), Causes of Climate Change Over the Past 1000 Years, Science, 289(5477), 270–277.

− Friedlingstein, P. et al. (2006), Climate–carbon cycle feedback analysis: results from the C4MIP model intercomparison, Journal of Climate, 19(14), 3337–3353.

− Lenton, T. M. (2000), Land and ocean carbon cycle feedback effects on global warming in a simple Earth system model, Tellus B, 52(5), 1159–1188,

− Petit, J. R. et al. (1999), Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica, Nature, 399, 429–436.

− Rahmstorf, S (2006): Thermohaline Ocean Circulation. In: Encyclopedia of Quaternary Sciences, Edited by S. A. Elias. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

− Sabine, C. L. et al. (2004), The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2, Science, 305, 367–371.

Optional • Jacobson M.C. et al., 2000, Earth System Science from Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Change

Course outline W Topic Reading Assignments

1 Learning objectives, introduction into system analysis

2 Radiative balance of the Earth, greenhouse gases

Introduction, IPCC WG1 summary of policymakers

3 Surface energy budget Textbook Chapter 3 4 General circulation of the

atmosphere and the ocean Textbook Chapter 4; Rahmstorf, 2006

5 Exam I, Introduction into climate change

IPCC WG1 Chapter 1, Crowley, 2000

6 Carbon cycle introduction, human CO2 emissions, atmospheric CO2 IPCC WG1 Chapter 7.3,

7 Ocean biogeochemistry, carbonate chemistry

Handout on marine carbonate chemistry, Sabine et al., 2004

8 Ocean-atmosphere carbon balance 9 Terrestrial biogeochemistry Textbook Chapter 5 and

Chapter 6 Devise an Excel box model of ocean-atmosphere carbon cycle

10 Exam II, Earth system modeling Lenton et al., 2000

11 Earth System feedback analysis Cox et al., 2000, Friedlingstein et al., 2006

Expand your model with a climate and biosphere component

12 The fate of anthropogenic greenhouse gases Archer et al., 1997

13 Past climate changes Textbook Chapter 2, Petit et al., 1999 Outline/Proposal for final paper

14 Climate change and the human dimension Textbook Chapter 10 Complete model of carbon-

cycle-climate interactions

15 Oral presentations of term papers, discussion Oral paper presentation

16 Oral presentations cont., Q&A, Recap Session Final Paper

E Final Exam Expectation and Evaluation: During the course, students will devise a simple Excel-based Earth system model that will gradually increase in complexity. Model development and application will be an integral part of assignments in which students write short reports on their progress in model developments and their findings. Additional homework and reading assignments are expected to be completed as they will serve as preparation for class discussion and exams. Short quizzes during the course are used to gauge attendance and will be on topics covered in the course and homework. The best 5 out of 7 quizzes will be counting toward the total score. In addition students choose a topic which they investigate in detail and present findings in a paper and in an oral presentation. Topics can stem from a) questions, that arise during the course, b) further development and application of the simple model developed during class, c) student’s choice of a particular subject within global change and Earth system science. Projects and assignments are expected to be completed in time and papers will not be accepted after 5:00 pm on the due date. Students are not permitted to miss exams and quizzes except for approved and documented absences (hospitalization, death of family member, university excused absences, etc.). If an exam/quiz is missed for an approved reason, a make-up exam/quiz will be scheduled for the first week following the return of the student to class. The make-up exam/quiz may be of a different format.

Grading System: See table for grade points - letter grade conversion. For information on current UF policies for assigning grade points, see https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E 95-100 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 <45

Test Format Weight (%) 2 Exams 20 7 Short Quizzes 15 Assignments 20 Project (Oral and Paper) 25 Final Exam 20

Class Demeanor and Etiquette: Students are expected to be considerate and respectful towards fellow students, teaching assistants, instructors, and guest lecturers. This includes a behavior that is not disruptive to class such as punctual attendance, the silencing of cell phones and similar electronic devices, and avoiding private conversations.

Academic Honesty: In 1995 the UF student body enacted an honor code and voluntarily committed itself to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. When students enroll at the university, they commit themselves to the standard drafted and enacted by students. The Honor Pledge: We, the members of the

University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. On all work submitted for credit by students at the university, the following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment." Students should report any condition that facilitates dishonesty to the instructor, department chair, college dean, Student Honor Council, or Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution in the Dean of Students Office. (Source: 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog). It is assumed all work will be completed independently unless the assignment is defined as a group project, in writing by the instructor. This policy will be vigorously upheld at all times in this course. All students are required to abide by the Academic Honesty Guidelines which have been accepted by the University (https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx).

Software Use: For the course you will make use of Microsoft Office or similar software. All faculty, staff and students of the university are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against university policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate.

Campus Helping Resources: Students experiencing crises or personal problems that interfere with their general well-being are encouraged to utilize the university’s counseling resources. The Counseling & Wellness Center provides confidential counseling services at no cost for currently enrolled students. Resources are available on campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career or academic goals, which interfere with their academic performance. • University Counseling & Wellness Center, 3190 Radio Road, 352-392-1575,

http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/ (Counseling Services, Groups and Workshops, Outreach and Consultation, Self-Help Library Training Programs, Community Provider Database)

• Career Resource Center, First Floor JWRU, 392-1601, http://www.crc.ufl.edu/

Services for Students with Disabilities: The Disability Resource Center coordinates the needed accommodations of students with disabilities. This includes registering disabilities, recommending academic accommodations within the classroom, accessing special adaptive computer equipment, providing interpretation services and mediating faculty-student disability related issues.

Contact: 0001 Reid Hall, 352-392-8565, http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/

SWS4XXX: Earth System Analysis Catalogue Description: Analysis of global-scale interdependences between climate, biogeochemical cycles and humans using a systems approach Term Fall Meeting Time Tuesday Period 8 (3:00pm – 3:50pm); Thursday Period 8-9 (3:00pm – 4:55pm) Enrollment Cap 25 Instructor Stefan Gerber

3187 McCarty Hall Phone: 392 294 3174 sgerber@ufl.edu

Office hours Thursdays 10 am to 12 noon or by appointment

Course Description: Earth System Science is the study of interactions between the physical climate – i.e. the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, the marine and terrestrial life, and the solid Earth. We will explore these linkages, using tools of mathematical system analysis. In particular, we will address how climate, the carbon cycle, and nutrient dynamics interact in shaping global scale temperature, hydrology, primary productivity, and how the Earth System responses to perturbation, such as current global change from large injections of fossil CO2, or from reactive nitrogen. Throughout the course we will make use of simple mathematical - modeling concepts. The course is a co-taught graduate/undergraduate course.

Course Objectives: By the end of the course the students will be able to • characterize the physical, chemical and biological mechanisms that lead to exchange of energy

and matter among the major components of the Earth System (atmosphere, ocean, biosphere and lithosphere)

• analyze interdependencies and feedbacks which operate within and among the components of the Earth System;

• examine effects of the ongoing environmental change on the global Earth system.

Course Format: 1 lecture over 2 periods and one period with combined lecture/discussion per week.

Class Attendance: Required

Prerequisites: A minimal understanding of calculus is useful, though not a requirement (MAC 2233: Survey of Calculus 1; PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1, or similar)

Course text: Required: • Bloom A.J.: 2010, Global Climate Change, Convergence of Disciplines, Sinauer

• Climate Change 2007 - The Physical Science Basis Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC (available online www.ipcc.ch)

• Selected scientific publications (pdfs provided) − Friedlingstein, P. et al. (2006), Climate–carbon cycle feedback analysis: results from

the C4MIP model intercomparison, Journal of Climate, 19(14), 3337–3353. − Archer, D., H. Kheshgi, and E. Maier‐Reimer (1997), Multiple timescales for

neutralization of fossil fuel CO2, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24(4), 405–408, doi:10.1029/97GL00168

Optional Text

Jacobson M.C. et al., 2000, Earth System Science from Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Change

Course outline W Topic Reading

1 Learning objectives, introduction into system analysis

2 Radiative balance of the Earth, greenhouse gases Introduction, IPCC WG1 summary of policymakers

3 Surface energy budget Chapter 3

4 General circulation of the atmosphere and the ocean Chapter 4

5 Exam I, Introduction into climate change IPCC WG1 Chapter 1

6 Carbon cycle introduction, human CO2 emissions, atmospheric CO2 IPCC WG1 Chapter 7.3

7 Ocean biogeochemistry, carbonate chemistry Handout on marine carbonate chemistry 8 Ocean-atmosphere carbon balance 9 Terrestrial biogeochemistry Chapter 5 and Chapter 6

10 Exam II, Earth system modeling

11 Earth System feedback analysis Friedlingstein et al., 2006 12 The fate of anthropogenic greenhouse gases Archer et al., 1997 13 Past climate changes Chapter 2 14 Climate change and the human dimension Chapter 10

15 Participate in oral presentations of class research projects

16 Participate in oral presentations of class research projects cont., Q&A, Recap Session

E Final Exam Expectation and Evaluation: Homework and reading assignments are expected to be completed as they will serve as preparation for class discussion and exams. Short quizzes during the course are used to gauge attendance and will be on topics covered in the course and on assignments. The best 5 out of 7 quizzes will be counting toward the total score. Students are not permitted to miss exams and quizzes except for approved and documented absences (hospitalization, death of family member, university excused absences, etc.). If an exam/quiz is missed for an approved reason, a make-up exam/quiz will be scheduled for the first week following the return of the student to class. The make-up exam/quiz may be of a different format.

Grading System: See table for grade points - letter grade conversion. For information on current UF policies for assigning grade points, see https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E 95-100 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 <45

Test Format Weight (%) 2 Exams 35 7 Short Quizzes 30 Final Exam 35

Class Demeanor and Etiquette: Students are expected to be considerate and respectful towards fellow students, teaching assistants, instructors, and guest lecturers. This includes a behavior that is not disruptive to class such as punctual attendance, the silencing of cell phones and similar electronic devices, and avoiding private conversations.

Academic Honesty: In 1995 the UF student body enacted an honor code and voluntarily committed itself to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. When students enroll at the university, they commit themselves to the standard drafted and enacted by students. The Honor Pledge: We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. On all work submitted for credit by students at the university, the following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment." Students should report any condition that facilitates dishonesty to the instructor, department chair, college dean, Student Honor Council, or Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution in the Dean of Students Office. (Source: 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog). It is assumed all work will be completed independently unless the assignment is defined as a group project, in writing by the instructor. This policy will be vigorously upheld at all times in this course. All students are required to abide by the Academic Honesty Guidelines which have been accepted by the University (https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/advising/info/student-honor-code.aspx).

Software Use: For the course you will make use of Microsoft Office or similar software. All faculty, staff and students of the university are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against university policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate.

Campus Helping Resources: Students experiencing crises or personal problems that interfere with their general well-being are encouraged to utilize the university’s counseling resources. The Counseling & Wellness Center provides confidential counseling services at no cost for currently enrolled students. Resources are available on campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career or academic goals, which interfere with their academic performance. • University Counseling & Wellness Center, 3190 Radio Road, 352-392-1575,

http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/ (Counseling Services, Groups and Workshops, Outreach and Consultation, Self-Help Library Training Programs, Community Provider Database)

• Career Resource Center, First Floor JWRU, 392-1601, http://www.crc.ufl.edu/

Services for Students with Disabilities: The Disability Resource Center coordinates the needed accommodations of students with disabilities. This includes registering disabilities, recommending academic accommodations within the classroom, accessing special adaptive computer equipment, providing interpretation services and mediating faculty-student disability related issues.

Contact: 0001 Reid Hall, 352-392-8565, http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/

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From: Sisk,Michael JSent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:57 PMTo: Jaeger,John MCc: Gerber,Stefan; Ogram,Andrew V; Reddy, K. RameshSubject: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan GerberAttachments: SWS_5XXX_Earth_System_Analysis_Syllabus_9_26_12.pdf

Dr. Jaeger, Dr. Elaine Turner, Senior Associate Dean in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences referred me to you regarding a new course proposal. Recently, the Soil and Water Science Department in submitted a course proposal (SWS 5XXX – Earth System Analysis) to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Curriculum Committee for review. After their initial review, they requested signoff from the Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to ensure there is no overlap in course content with your existing courses and also to get any additional feedback from your academic unit regarding possible concerns with us securing a real course number. If you could review the attached course syllabi and let us know via e-mail if you have any concerns regarding our course that overlaps that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time. Mike SWSD

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From: Matyas, CoreneSent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 1:18 PMTo: Sisk,Michael JCc: Mossa,Joann; Gerber,StefanSubject: New Course: SWS 4XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber

Dear Curriculum Committee, I have reviewed the syllabi for the two courses that Dr. Stefan Gerber is submitting for approval SWS 4XXX and 5XXX - Earth System Analysis. I also participated in a group meeting with Dr. Gerber and other climate-related faculty last week to discuss this course. I approve of his submission to obtain a course number. At first glance, some of the topics that he covers at the beginning of the semester sound somewhat like that topics that I cover in my GEO3250/GEO6255 Climatology course. However, his approach to the modeling analysis that comprises a large portion of the course is a very different approach than I take in my course. I will recommend SWS 4/ 5XXX Earth System Analysis to Geography students who wish to develop their skills in the type of modeling that Dr. Gerber employs. I will copy this message to the Undergraduate Coordinator for Geography – Dr. Joann Mossa Thank you, Corene Matyas Graduate Coordinator Member of the Department of Geography Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum Committee

  Dr. Corene J. Matyas Graduate Coordinator Department of Geography 3141 Turlington Hall Gainesville, FL 32611‐7315 352‐392‐0494 352‐392‐8855 (fax) http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/matyas/  

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From: Binford,Michael W.Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 4:22 PMTo: Martin,Ellen Eckels; Sisk,Michael J; Perfit,Michael R; Southworth,Jane; Jaeger,John MCc: Waylen,Peter Robert; Matyas, Corene; Gerber,Stefan; Ogram,Andrew V; Reddy, K. RameshSubject: FW: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan GerberAttachments: image001.png; ATT00001.htm; image002.png; ATT00002.htm; image003.png;

ATT00003.htm; Syllabus 2012.doc; ATT00004.htm

Hello, Ellen, Mike, Mike, Jane, and John and all those on the cc: list:  Oh, my. First, is the proposed course a 5000‐level “Earth System Analysis” as in the subject line, or is it a 6000‐level “Global Climate Change” as in the attached syllabus? The topics for the first four weeks no doubt overlap with our GEO6255 Climatology class. I’m not sure how much overlap there is later on, but have cc:d Cori Matyas, who teaches our class. She can comment on the overlap. I agree with Ellen’s point that the first four weeks are foundations for all that follows and that they would be necessary in any class dealing with this topic, but am uneasy with yet another class that covers them.  I definitely suggest a meeting among the principals from each department to work out the courses to assure non‐redundancy. We’ve done that several times recently with other departments and have had satisfactory outcomes.  Michael W. Binford, Professor and Chair Department of Geography University of Florida PO Box 117315 Gainesville, FL 32611 www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mbinford  

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From: Southworth,Jane Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 3:46 PM To: Binford,Michael W. Subject: Fwd: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber Just hit cc'ed on this by Ellen Martin. This course - see end first - may overlap with us? Just sending along di you can check Jane Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message:

From: "Martin,Ellen Eckels" <eemartin@ufl.edu> Date: October 12, 2012, 11:50:13 AM EDT To: "Sisk,Michael J" <mjsisk@ufl.edu>

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Cc: "Jaeger,John M" <jmjaeger@ufl.edu>, "Perfit,Michael R" <mperfit@ufl.edu>, "Southworth,Jane" <jsouthwo@ufl.edu> Subject: FW: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber

Hi Mike, John Jaeger forwarded your message to me since I teach the GLY6075 Global Climate Change course that appears to have some overlap with the proposed course.  My class is largely a paleoclimatology course, but in order to study the long term record of climate you need to understand the climate system.  I’ve attached the syllabus and you’ll note that the first 4‐5 weeks of my course and the system analysis course cover the same material.  Geography has also proposed classes that start with the climate system and then build out to material that is more specifically geography.  That is the nature of interdisciplinary material‐ lots of different disciplines build on the same concepts.  I’m not quite sure how to deal with this situation.  I understand that your proposed course ultimately covers very different material, but how do we with deal with the fact that students may be getting the introductory material two or three times.  Some repetition can be beneficial, but how much is too much?  It’s particularly bad if they’re taking the classes at the same time.  I don’t know if it is important to let the UCC know there is significant overlap in the material for ~1/4 of the course.   I’m wondering if there would be any value in a quick meeting just to insure that there isn’t too much redundancy‐ perhaps just between the instructors of the courses.  I don’t know if Jane Southworth (Geography) would want to be involved as well (I’ve cc’d her).  The Florida Climate Institute is also working on a Climate and Society certificate and we’ve been trying to identify the classes that could count toward the climate science component of the certificate, so we could discuss that briefly as well.   Ellen   Ellen E. Martin Department of Geological Sciences PO Box 112120 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32605   Phone: (352) 392‐2141 Fax: (352) 392‐9294  

From: Martin,Ellen Eckels Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:35 PM To: Jaeger,John M Cc: 'perfit@geology.ufl.edu' Subject: RE: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber Much like the geography course‐ the first 4 weeks of this course appear to exactly duplicate what I do.  Other than that it looks like this course takes a shorter term approach and a more model‐based approach.  I have used the Archer paper (our students have a difficult time with it) and currently use a better version of the Rahmsdorf paper, so these is some overlap in the reading as well.  The Geography course was going to rely heavily on the IPCC report.  So there is also duplication there.     I’m really never  sure how to respond to  the UCC.  There is significant duplication of material, but it is material everyone needs to be able to accomplish the goals they have set up for the rest of the course.  The students must get tired of this repetition of material, but maybe it means they ultimately really learn it.  I suspect I will lose some of the outside students in my course when this one is available (I have a soils and a wetlands student in there this semester).  That’s not ideal for RCM, but not a valid reason to rasie concerns about the course material.

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  Ellen   Ellen E. Martin Department of Geological Sciences PO Box 112120 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32605   Phone: (352) 392‐2141 Fax: (352) 392‐9294  

From: Jaeger,John M Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:58 PM To: Martin,Ellen Eckels Subject: Fwd: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber see attached pdf file Begin forwarded message:

From: "Sisk,Michael J" <mjsisk@ufl.edu> Date: September 26, 2012 2:57:13 PM EDT To: "Jaeger,John M" <jmjaeger@ufl.edu> Cc: "Gerber,Stefan" <sgerber@ufl.edu>, "Ogram,Andrew V" <aogram@ufl.edu>, "Reddy, K. Ramesh" <krr@ufl.edu> Subject: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber

Dr. Jaeger, Dr. Elaine Turner, Senior Associate Dean in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences referred me to you regarding a new course proposal. Recently, the Soil and Water Science Department in submitted a course proposal (SWS 5XXX – Earth System Analysis) to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Curriculum Committee for review. After their initial review, they requested signoff from the Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to ensure there is no overlap in course content with your existing courses and also to get any additional feedback from your academic unit regarding possible concerns with us securing a real course number. If you could review the attached course syllabi and let us know via e-mail if you have any concerns regarding our course that overlaps that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time. Mike SWSD

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From: Martin,Ellen EckelsSent: Friday, October 12, 2012 11:50 AMTo: Sisk,Michael JCc: Jaeger,John M; Perfit,Michael R; Southworth,JaneSubject: FW: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan GerberAttachments: Syllabus 2012.doc

Hi Mike, John Jaeger forwarded your message to me since I teach the GLY6075 Global Climate Change course that appears to have some overlap with the proposed course.  My class is largely a paleoclimatology course, but in order to study the long term record of climate you need to understand the climate system.  I’ve attached the syllabus and you’ll note that the first 4‐5 weeks of my course and the system analysis course cover the same material.  Geography has also proposed classes that start with the climate system and then build out to material that is more specifically geography.  That is the nature of interdisciplinary material‐ lots of different disciplines build on the same concepts.  I’m not quite sure how to deal with this situation.  I understand that your proposed course ultimately covers very different material, but how do we with deal with the fact that students may be getting the introductory material two or three times.  Some repetition can be beneficial, but how much is too much?  It’s particularly bad if they’re taking the classes at the same time.  I don’t know if it is important to let the UCC know there is significant overlap in the material for ~1/4 of the course.  I’m wondering if there would be any value in a quick meeting just to insure that there isn’t too much redundancy‐ perhaps just between the instructors of the courses.  I don’t know if Jane Southworth (Geography) would want to be involved as well (I’ve cc’d her).  The Florida Climate Institute is also working on a Climate and Society certificate and we’ve been trying to identify the classes that could count toward the climate science component of the certificate, so we could discuss that briefly as well.  Ellen  Ellen E. Martin Department of Geological Sciences PO Box 112120 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32605  Phone: (352) 392‐2141 Fax: (352) 392‐9294  

From: Martin,Ellen Eckels Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:35 PM To: Jaeger,John M Cc: 'perfit@geology.ufl.edu' Subject: RE: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber Much like the geography course‐ the first 4 weeks of this course appear to exactly duplicate what I do.  Other than that it looks like this course takes a shorter term approach and a more model‐based approach.  I have used the Archer paper (our students have a difficult time with it) and currently use a better version of the Rahmsdorf paper, so these is some overlap in the reading as well.  The Geography course was going to rely heavily on the IPCC report.  So there is also duplication there.    I’m really never  sure how to respond to  the UCC.  There is significant duplication of material, but it is material everyone needs to be able to accomplish the goals they have set up for the rest of the course.  The students must get tired of this 

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repetition of material, but maybe it means they ultimately really learn it.  I suspect I will lose some of the outside students in my course when this one is available (I have a soils and a wetlands student in there this semester).  That’s not ideal for RCM, but not a valid reason to rasie concerns about the course material.  Ellen  Ellen E. Martin Department of Geological Sciences PO Box 112120 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32605  Phone: (352) 392‐2141 Fax: (352) 392‐9294  

From: Jaeger,John M Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:58 PM To: Martin,Ellen Eckels Subject: Fwd: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber see attached pdf file Begin forwarded message:

From: "Sisk,Michael J" <mjsisk@ufl.edu> Date: September 26, 2012 2:57:13 PM EDT To: "Jaeger,John M" <jmjaeger@ufl.edu> Cc: "Gerber,Stefan" <sgerber@ufl.edu>, "Ogram,Andrew V" <aogram@ufl.edu>, "Reddy, K. Ramesh" <krr@ufl.edu> Subject: New Course: SWS 5XXX - Earth System Analysis - Dr. Stefan Gerber

Dr. Jaeger,   Dr. Elaine Turner, Senior Associate Dean in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences referred me to you regarding a new course proposal. Recently, the Soil and Water Science Department in submitted a course proposal (SWS 5XXX – Earth System Analysis) to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Curriculum Committee for review. After their initial review, they requested signoff from the Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to ensure there is no overlap in course content with your existing courses and also to get any additional feedback from your academic unit regarding possible concerns with us securing a real course number. If you could review the attached course syllabi and let us know via e-mail if you have any concerns regarding our course that overlaps that would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks for your time.  Mike SWSD   

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Global Climate Change GLY 6075- Fall 2012

Syllabus

Date General Topic Readings Aug. 22 Introduction and Logistics Aug. 24 The Climate System R-Ch.1 (R1-Ch1) Discussion

requests Aug. 27 The Climate System Aug. 29 Earth’s Energy Budget R-online (R1-Ch2)

www.whfreeman.com/ruddiman2e Aug. 31 Atmosphere and Ocean Circulation Intro Oceanography texts Sept. 3 LABOR DAY- no class Sept. 5 Ocean Circulation Visbeck, 2007; Hand out proposal info Sept. 7 Ocean Circulation Proposal topics due Sept. 10 Climate modeling R-Ch.2 (R1-Ch3) Hewitt et al., 2003 Sept. 12 Discussion- Ocean conveyor and

climate

Sept. 14 Carbon Cycle R-Ch.3 and pp. 71-80 of Ch.4 (R1-Ch4 and 116-128 of Ch 5) Berner, 1999; Walker et al., 1981

Sept. 17 Carbon Cycle Proxy choices Sept. 19 Proxies (δ18O and δ13C) R- Appendices 1 and 2

(R1- box 7-1, 11-1, but less info) Henderson, 2002

Sept. 21 Proxy presentation preparation Proposal outline and refs due Sept. 24 Proxy presentations (temp) Sept. 26 Long term paleoclimate overview R- pgs. 64-71 (R1 109-115) Sept. 28 Proxy presentations (circ and

weathering)

Oct. 1 Proxy presentations (PCO2) Oct. 3 Discussion- Snowball Earth Oct. 5 The Greenhouse World- Cretaceous R- Ch5 (R1-Ch6) Friedrich et al., ‘11 Oct. 8 MIDTERM Oct. 10 Cenozoic Climate History R- Ch.6 (R1-Ch7, but modified)

Zachos et al., ‘01 Oct. 12 Orbital theory R- Ch.7 (R1-Ch8)

Raymo and Huybers, 2008

Oct. 15 Paleogene Climate Zachos et al., 2008 Oct. 17 Paleogene/Neogene Climate Coxall et al., 2005 Oct. 19 Neogene Climate Raymo and Ruddiman, 1992; Oct. 22 Neogene Climate Proposals due Oct. 24 Discussion- PETM Oct. 26 Pliocene Climate Oct. 29 Orbital Climate (Pleistocene) CO2 Assignment due Oct. 31 Discussion- Onset of NHG R (9, 10) (R1- Ch.10 and 11) Nov. 2 Orbital Climate (Pleistocene) R (11) (R1-Ch12, but missing

info) Sigman and Boyle, 2000 Nov. 5 Last Glacial Maximum R- Ch. 12 (R1- Ch13) Nov. 7 Discussion- Orbital Variations Proposal reviews due Nov. 9 HOMECOMING- no class Nov. 12 VETERAN’S DAY- no class Nov. 14 Deglacial/Abrupt Climate Change R- Ch. 13 (R1-Ch14) Rahmstorf, ‘02 Nov. 16 Abrupt Climate Change R- Ch. 14 (R1-Ch15) Broecker, 2006

Proposals returned Nov. 19 Discussion- Glacial Terminations Nov.21/23 Thanksgiving Nov. 26 Summary-Review Nov. 28 Presentations Nov. 30 Presentations Revised proposals due Dec. 3 EXAM Dec. 5 No class R- Ch. 1 = Ruddiman (2nd edition), Chapter 1; (R1-Ch1 = Ruddiman first edition, Ch. 1) Online Energy chapter: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/ruddiman2e/content/cat_010/EarthsClimate_Web_Chapter.pdf