Instructors and Office Hours:
| Ronald Amundson | |
| Room | 317 Hilgard |
| Phone | 643-7890 |
| earthy@nature.berkeley.edu | |
| Office Hours | M,W 10:30-12:00 |
Required Books
Optional
and Recommended Books (on reserve)
Grading
Exams: 1= 20%, Final=30% Problems: 25% Papers:25%
Course
Objective
Soils are important components of global biogeochemistry, playing a major role in the global carbon, nitrogen, and hydrological cycles. We will focus on the major organic and inorganic properties of soils, and the processes which form them, and discuss how this knowledge can be used to address a number of environmental issues. Emphasis will be placed on introductory problem solving skills and their use in common environmental problems. Additionally, we will learn the US soil classification system, and will practice its use in classroom exercises.
The course
requires no prior training in soils, but courses in general chemistry
and mathematics (including an introduction to calculus) will
be helpful or needed, but again are not required. Students enrolled in
ESPM 121 are strongly encouraged to enroll in ESPM 122, the weekend
field
course. ESPM 122 provides hands on experience, and introduces students
to basic field skills in pedology and Quaternary geology that will
prove
useful for many uses. It also emphasizes scientific writing skills.
Field Trips: 2006
| DESTINATION |
HANDOUTS |
PHOTOS |
| Little
Panoche Creek |
report instructions geomorpholoy maps |
All Photos Powerpoint summary |
| Mokolumne
River |
All Photos |
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| Mendocino
Terraces |
All Photos |
| Midterm
1 Example |
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| Final
Exam Example |
click to down load final exam example |
• Lectures in January
| Lecture | • Lecture 1 (Jan.
18) power point |
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Lecture 2 (Jan. 20) power point |
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Lecture 3 (Jan. 23) powerpoint |
• Lecture 4 (Jan. 25) | Lecture
5 (Jan. 27) power point |
Lecture 6 (Jan. 30) |
| Materials |
Down to earth Why soil – and soil science matters” |
Geology of Mankind |
Hans Jenny Biography |
Munsell Color Chart soil structure Field Sheet |
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| Links | Geologic Time Scale (U.C. Berkeley Paleontology Museum) |
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| Topic | Introduction | Geological Time | Intro to State Factors | Intro to Soil Morphology | Soil Morphology Continued | Introduction to Soil Biogeochemistry |
Lectures in February
| Lecture | • Lecture 7 (Feb. 1) | •Lecture 8 (Feb. 3) | •Lecture 9 (Feb. 6) | Lecture 11 (Feb. 10) | |
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Mineralogical Composition of Earth's Crust |
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| Topics | Soil
Biogeochemistry Continued |
Introduction to
Primary Minerals |
Primary Minerals
Continued |
Properties of secondary minerals | Weathering and weathering calculations |
* To be able to
enjoy the 3D display of virtual museum, you have to
download the software "Chime" from their website .
If you still have a problem, make sure you have a right version of
operating system and web browser .
| Lecture | •Lecture 12 (Feb. 13) | •Lecture 13 (Feb. 15 |
•Lecture 14 (Feb. 17) | •Lecture 15 (Feb. 22) | •Lecture 17 (Feb.
27) |
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Introduction to Mass Balance
Overview of soil formation on Hawaii |
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| Topics | Mass balance model of soil formation | Examples of mass balance analysis of soils and role of dust |
Lectures in March
| Lecture | Lecture 18 (March 1)• | •Lecture 19 (March
3) power point |
•Lecture 20 (March 6) | Lecture 22 (March 10) power point |
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| Topics | EXAM 1 |
Soil Formation:
Wet Climates |
Wet Climate |
Soil Formation in
Dry Climate |
| Synopsis | Lecture 23 (March 13)• | •Lecture 24 (March 15) | •Lecture 25 (March 17) | •Lecture 26 (March 20) | •Lecture 27 (March 22) Soil C Lecture |
•Lecture 28 (March 24) |
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http://vmhost.cdp.state.ne.us:96/METHD.HTML http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nsdaf/ (home sit |
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Soil Databases
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Soil Formation in
Extreme Environments: Role of Water in Soil Formation
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Lectures in April
| Synopsis | •Lecture 29 (April 3) Lecture on Humans and Soil C |
•Lecture 30 (April 5) Lecture on Warming and Soil C |
Lecture 32 (April 10) |
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| Synopsis | •Lecture 39 (April 26) | •Lecture 40 (April 28) |
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Lectures in May
| Synopsis | •Lecture 41 (May 1) | •Lecture 42 (May 3) | •Lecture 43 (May 5) | •Lecture 44 (May 8) |
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