Course Coordinators
Prof. Revital Bookman, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa.
Prof. Adi Torfstein, The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat .
Lecturers
Prof. Revital Bookman, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa.
Prof. Adi Torfstein, The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat .
Prof. Moti Stein, Geological survey of Israel and Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dr. Aviv Solodoch, Faculty of Mathematics & Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem .
Dr. Netta Shalev, Faculty of Mathematics & Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem .
Course Brief Description
A 6-day course at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, including lectures, research cruise, student presentations, research project and lab work, group presentations.
The objectives of the course are:
- Study research methods in paleoceanography.
- Study the paleoceanographic history of global oceans.
- Study regional paleoceanography based on sediment sampling and processing.
The course covers the following main topics:
- Methodologies in paleoceanography
- Bio tracers and micropaleontological proxies
- Mineralogical and sedimentary tracers in deep sea environments
- Stable isotopes and paleotemperatures: from Emiliani to Shackleton
- Ice cores and glacial cycles
- The history of the marine carbon cycle, atmospheric CO2 levels and global climate change
- Radiogenic isotopes and geochronology
- Paleomagnetism, magnetic stratigraphy
- History of sea level change
- Dust in the oceans
- Global climate change: anthropogenic processes and future trends
- Paleoceanography of the Red Sea
Text Books:
• Proxies in Late Cenozoic Paleoceanography/ Hillaire-Marcel & de Vernal
Prerequisites
An introductory course in Marine Sciences, and an introductory course in Geology
The grade structure
Presentations and reports during the course - 40%
Final project report - 50%
Participation - 10%
Audience
The course is limited to 18 graduate (M.Sc/Ph.D) students from all institutions of higher education. Exceptional 3rd year undergraduate (B.Sc) students might be accepted depending on availability.
Language
The language of instruction is Hebrew, however, if students who do not speak Hebrew will take part in the course, the language of instruction will be English. If the language of instruction will be English, all the course assignments will be done in English.