Fall 2015 course: Seminar on Cold Regions (GG481)
GG481 is a physical geography course will be taught by Dr. Brent Wolfe from mainly a research perspective that examines periglacial, permafrost, hydrological and oceanographic processes active in the cold regions ecosystems.
The focus is the Peace-Athabasca Delta, where decades of research have attempted to disentangle the relative roles of natural resource development and climate change on this world-renowned landscape. Some of the research results will surprise you!
~ Above: “Shows the water-rich landscape of the Peace-Athabasca Delta (29 May 2015)”.
Students will be tasked with developing expert knowledge of this landscape and the issues facing it and, ultimately, providing recommendations for Wood Buffalo National Parkhttp://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo/index.aspx to enhance their efforts to safeguard and effectively manage this landscape.
~ Above: “ This photo shows what was formerly ‘Spruce Island Lake’, now ‘Spruce Peninsula Lake’. Lake levels in the Peace-Athabasca Delta are very low this year. (27 May 2015)”.
Dr. Wolfe believes that the course serves as an excellent integrator of much that has been learned during a student’s 4-year experience in our undergraduate program and looks forward to teaching it! As of right now there are still 4 spots left in the course.
The course is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30am - 12:50am in BA209 for the Fall 2015 term.
GG281 and GG282 are required.