This is the science of the atmosphere, land, biota, and water from a geospatial perspective. By combining contemporary issues such as climate change, environmental extremes, and hazards, this focus area emphasizes the integrative nature of physical and environmental geography. Earth systems scientists use biophysical understanding to identify and solve problems for management and policy.
Sub-areas
- Biogeography
- Meteorology & Climatology
- Climate Change & Variability
- Landscape Change & Spatial Analysis
- Floods, Droughts, & Extreme Events
- Sea Level Rise & Coastal Impacts
- Sustainable Water Resources
- Weather Hazards & Risk
Courses
- GEO 2200 Dynamic Planet Earth
- GEO 2242 Extreme Weather
- GEO 3222 Sea Level Science
- GEO 3250 Climatology
- GEO 3334 Managing for a Changing Climate
- GEO 3341 Extreme Floods
- GEO 3343 Extreme Drought
- GEO 4033 Climate Change and Health
- GEO 4034 Weather, Climate, and Society
- GEO 4281 River Forms and Processes
- GIS 4324 Analysis of Hazard Vulnerability
- MET 1010 Introduction to Weather and Climate
- MET 3503 Weather and Forecasting
- MET 42242C Machine Learning in Meteorology
- MET 4532 Hurricanes
- MET 4560 Atmospheric Teleconnections