Class Notes for EVSC10001 at University of Melbourne

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Groundwater Thursday, 7 June 2018 1:54 pm Surface water and Runoff Water cycle - Continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth - Climate and ocean (Evaporation, precipitation) ...

Glaciers and Ice Sheets Thursday, 7 June 2018 9:36 pm Glaciers cover approx 10% of Earth - During ice ages, coverage expands to approx 30% Ice metamorphism - Delicate flakes accumulate - Snow buried b...

Ice ages Wednesday, 6 June 2018 3:31 pm Temperature - Sea level relationships - Sea water 'stored' in ice sheets - Ice sheet growth in glacial periods -> reduced sea level - Ice sheet melting -> incre...

Greenhouse Effect and Climate feedbacks Wednesday, 6 June 2018 5:20 pm Greenhouse effect Solar radiation enters from the sun Some solar radiation is reflected by Earth + atmosphere About h...

Atmosphere and ocean Wednesday, 6 June 2018 3:43 pm What is air? 78.1% nitrogen 20.9% oxygen Argon, water, CO2, ozone Comparing planets - Venus Mostly CO2 GHG stores sun energy -> high ...

Atmospheric circulation Wednesday, 6 June 2018 3:58 pm Tropics warmer than poles - More moist - Warmer air holds more water than colder air More vapour near surface Hadley Cells -...

Soils Thursday, 7 June 2018 10:55 pm Soil: mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life Product of continuous processes over time Transformation (weathering) Translocation ...

Mass Wasting Thursday, 7 June 2018 11:34 pm All slopes are unstable constantly changing via MASS MOVEMENT processes Mass movements are important to rock cycle Initial step in SEDIMENT TRANSPORT Significant agent of LAND...

Weathering Wednesday, 6 June 2018 10:09 pm Weathering: breaking down of rocks + minerals through contact with Earths atmosphere, water and biological organisms Produces clay minerals, loose rock debris (regolith) andor se...

GlacialInterglacial Cycles Thursday, 7 June 2018 10:33 pm Quaternary Last 2 million years Human history developed Characterised by multiple glacialinterglacial cycles Glacial cycles Global temps reconstructed from O is...

Ocean circulation Wednesday, 6 June 2018 3:59 pm Density decreases exponentially w height Oceans are INCOMPRESSIBLE Surplus of heat at equator + deficit at North and South poles Regions w clouds > heat radiation from c...

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