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Lecture 1 - Intro to Earth System Science - ESM 120 (Winter 2023)

Lecture 1. Physical geography encompasses the field of Earth systems science, the area of study that seeks to understand Earth as an interacting set of physical, chemical, and biologicalsystems.…

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Lecture 1 - Intro to Earth System Science - ESM 120 (Winter 2022)

Lecture 1. Physical geography encompasses the field of Earth systems science, the area of study that seeks to understand Earth as an interacting set of physical, chemical, and biologicalsystems.…

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Lecture 17 - Introduction to Biomes and Vegetation II - ESM 120 (Winter 2021)

This is your guide speaking, and today begin our direct flight over Earth’s biomes starting with a trip to the tropics. Oh, we're getting attacked by mosquitos! By definition, the tropics…

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Lecture 16 - Introduction to Biomes and Vegetation - ESM 120 (Winter 2021)

Much like the flights of craft beer at a brewery that allow one to take a taste of all that the brewery has to offer, we begin our flight over Earth’s biosphere to understand a little about…

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Lecture 15 - Soil Systems, Patterns, and Processes - ESM 120 (Winter 2021)

Soils are the excited skin of the Earth; they are geographically positioned as the interface between the atmosphere and the lithosphere, embodying 1800 Gt of carbon. Today, we are focusing on the…

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