Multimedia Environmental Courses

Introduction to Environmental Science/Brownfield Action120 students, non-majors, for College lab science requirement

Exploring the PolesFirst Year Seminar, non-majors

Earth’s Environmental SystemsJoint Barnard and ColumbiaClimate, Solid Earth, Life semestersRequired for majors

Hydrology and Environmental Data AnalysisElectives for majors

http://www.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/brownfield/

interactive simulation of an investigation of a suspected contaminated land site

very close to real-world scenarios students

form environmental consulting companies have to operate within a given budget use interviews and various environmental testing

strategies to pinpoint the source and type of contamination

Report on the findings of their ‘company’

http://www.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/brownfield/

Exploring the PolesFirst Year Seminar

Uses turn-of-the-century Arctic and Antarctic expeditions to explore leadership, teamwork, preparation, decisions under

uncertaintyrole of the environment and environmental change

Readings: first author, comparative analysis, novelizedFridtjof Nansen’s Farthest NorthRoland Huntford’s The Last Place on Earth (Amundsen and

Scott) Alfred Lansing’s Endurance (Shackelton)

Multimedia approachSimulated expedition teamsOn line journals https://courseworks.columbia.edu/cms/outview/courseenter.cfm?no=FYSBX1566_001_2002_3

After 4 Years of Drift with Arctic Sea Ice

Circle shows approximate southern limit of perennial sea ice

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Earth’s Environmental Systems: Climate

Developed jointly by Barnard and ColumbiaRequired for Environmental Science, Environmental

Biology and Environmental Policy majorsCa. 25 students/semesterDeals with Atmosphere, Oceans, Biogeochemistry,

Present, Past and Future ClimatesTeam taughtWeb served

Interactive, largely web-based labGlobal databaseshttp://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/dees/ees/climate

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South-North Temperature Transect Through the Atlantic Ocean

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South-North Salinity Transect Through the Atlantic Ocean

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OverflowWater

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Environmental Data Analysis - EESC BC 3017

Multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problem-solving Acquisition, analysis and presentation of real- time and historical

environmental data Assessment of spatial and temporal variability Use of statistical software packages for analysis and display 3 main data sets (= projects):

Atmospheric Ozone in NYC Outdoor particulate matter

in NYC air Indoor air pollution

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/eda.html

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Hydrology EESC BC 3025 Discussion of the basic physical principles of the water cycle

(evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, stream flow, percolation, and groundwater flow), as well as environmentally relevant applications based on case studies.

Studio approach, including Lectures Group discussions Classroom demonstrations Data analysis Field trips Laboratory excercises

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/hydro.html