Welcome to Earth and Atmosphere

Here’s what I hope we accomplish: We will explore the way the Earth works, what it is made of, and how it changes over time. We will examine how scientists approach problems and, in particular, how earth scientists “know” the way the Earth works.

...to continue We will examine the history of earth science as a field of human endeavor. We will examine how earth science relates to other science disciplines.

How Should I Study in Earth and Atmosphere?

Do I understand the vocabulary? Do I understand the concept that the words are meant to convey? Vocabulary

What are the Earth processes? How does this process work? Earth Processes

How was this Earth feature formed? Where could I go to see the feature being described? Earth Features

How is this observation or idea related to others we have considered? How is it related to things I have learned elsewhere? Relationships

Why do earth scientists care about this topic? Why should I care? Why?

Who am I? Born and grew up in Fort Smith, AR B.S. in Chemistry from Arkansas Tech M.S. in Geology from U of A – Fayetteville Ph.D. in Paleontology from Tulane Univ. UAM since 1977