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PSC5500 - Environmental Physics of Land Ecosystems & Climate - 3 - Credits

Plants, Soils and ClimateCollege of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Comprehend both qualitatively and quantitatively the key soil, plant and atmospheric processes that determine exchanges of heat, water and CO2 between vegetation surfaces and the air.
2. Approaches to measure and model interactions in soil-plant-atmosphere, especially evapotranspiration. Exposure to key instruments and measurements
3. Understanding microclimates at various scales and locations, and their causes.