Summer primary productivity based on satellite measurements of chlorophyll pigment.
Red colors indicate high values and purple colors indicate low values.
Syllabus Readings Datasets Resources Course Overview Many of the key environmental problems that face society today involve both scientific and socioeconomic factors. This course deals primarily with the scientific aspects of the environment and is designed to show students the complex interplay that exists among the major environmental systems. We will examine the environment from a systems perspective rather than from a narrow disciplinary viewpoint. Our objective is to foster a deeper respect for the complexity of the environment and the ways in which scientists define and study environmental problems. Central to this objective is an emphasis on linking ideas discussed in lecture with weekly laboratory projects that involve the collection and analysis of data from a variety of environmental settings.