Cold environments including climatic and hydrological setting, landforms, vegetation and associated development problems. Three lectures; one term ...
Focuses on the primary mechanisms controlling the distribution, transport and fate of contaminants, particularly organic contaminants, throughout the...
Carbonate stratigraphy, depositional environments (fossil reefs) and their geological evolution. Two lectures, one lab (three hours); one term ...
Dating methods relevant to processes and features of the bio-, geo-, hydro-, and atmospheres. Application to current environmental threats are...
Advanced treatment of geographic data and organization, descriptive and inferential spatial statistics. Labs involve the extensive use of GIS...
Aerial photography. Passive and active satellite direction systems. Image processing and interpretation procedures. Application to resource...
Use of simple numerical models applied to solving environmental problems related to anthropogenic perturbations. Introduction to STELLA numerical...
Introduction to principles and applications of geophysics in groundwater and environmental investigations. Practical demonstrations in magnetics,...
Mechanisms and processes of water movement in the subsurface including the saturated zone (groundwater) and the unsaturated zone (soil water). Two...
A course that emphasizes a watershed ecosystems approach to interactions of hydrological, ecological and biogeochemical processes in the study of the...
This course develops energy and mass exchange processes in the near surface layer, the lower atmosphere and at the earth-atmosphere interface....
Stable isotopes are widely used in modern earth and environmental sciences because of their unique chemical properties that enable us to trace past...
Topics in coastal systems evolution with an emphasis on the Holocene. A mandatory field trip (5 to 7 days in duration) to collect data followed by...
Technical and policy issues involved in the production and the appraisal of environmental impact assessments. Two lectures, one lab; one term ...
Field course held in Algonquin Park, includes a geochemical survey of Lake Opeongo, collecting, analyzing and interpreting physical, geochemical and...
Selected topics in field research in the Environmental and Earth Sciences. Topics may vary from year to year, and the timing of the course will depend...
The development and movement of glaciers, glacial depositional processes and sedimentary successions in terrestrial, lacustrine and marine...
Advanced treatment of GIS focusing on vector data models and techniques. Real-world problem solving emphasizes health, business, public sector and...
This independent project requires students to incorporate all of the information learned in the previous GIS courses to solve a real world problem,...
Models and methods for research and policy on environment and health. One lecture/seminar (three hours); one term Prerequisite(s): One of ENVIR SC...