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This series of tracks focuses on geological phenomena, Gaia theory and volcanoes. Included is a discussion on Climate Change and whether the uplift of Tibet caused global cooling. Material is taken from The Open University Course S269 Earth and Life.

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  • Apr 12, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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  • 34 EPISODES


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Earth and Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 0:54


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Earth and Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Daisyworld: James Lovelock and Gaia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:39


Transcript -- Daisyworld: James Lovelock and Gaia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Daisyworld: Gaia and Daisyworld

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 6:44


Transcript -- Daisyworld: Gaia and Daisyworld

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Daisyworld: Self regulation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 7:27


Transcript -- Daisyworld: Self regulation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- James Lovelock continues to look at the idea of Daisy world and its links to nature and systems.

Transcript -- Daisyworld: Gaia theory and the real world

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Tibet: the Raymo-Ruddiman Hypothesis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 5:57


John Kutzbach from the University of Wisconsin and Bill Ruddiman from the University of Virginia discuss modelling the effects that a high plateau has on climate using Tibet as an example.

Transcript -- Tibet: the Raymo-Ruddiman Hypothesis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- John Kutzbach from the University of Wisconsin and Bill Ruddiman from the University of Virginia discuss modelling the effects that a high plateau has on climate using Tibet as an example.

Tibet: Berner's model of the carbon cycle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 3:13


A look at Berner's model of the Carbon cycle and how it provided a basis for further research and experimentation into climate change by Maureen Raymo of MIT.

Transcript -- Tibet: Berner's model of the carbon cycle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A look at Berner's model of the Carbon cycle and how it provided a basis for further research and experimentation into climate change by Maureen Raymo of MIT.

Tibet: the geological history

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 4:53


A look at the geological history of Tibet and the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis; that chemical weathering increased as the temperature dropped due to the rise in the plateau. Raymo and Ruddiman believed that the uplift of the Himalayas caused global cooling.

Transcript -- Tibet: the geological history

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A look at the geological history of Tibet and the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis; that chemical weathering increased as the temperature dropped due to the rise in the plateau. Raymo and Ruddiman believed that the uplift of the Himalayas caused global cooling.

Tibet: The signifiicance of the strontium ratio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 3:38


The importance of strontium isotopes in chemical weathering, a comparison of two models to assess the validity of the Raymo-Ruddiman hypothesis.

Transcript -- Tibet: The signifiicance of the strontium ratio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The importance of strontium isotopes in chemical weathering, a comparison of two models to assess the validity of the Raymo-Ruddiman hypothesis.

Tibet: evidence for and against the Raymo- Ruddiman Hypothesis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 4:37


Is there really a link between the uplift of Tibet and climate change? Investigating when the change from building a plateau to destroying a plateau took place.

Transcript -- Tibet: evidence for and against the Raymo- Ruddiman Hypothesis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- Is there really a link between the uplift of Tibet and climate change? Investigating when the change from building a plateau to destroying a plateau took place.

Tibet: Field trip conclusions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 0:54


Did the scientists visiting Tibet reach any different conclusions about the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis.

Transcript -- Tibet: Field trip conclusions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- Did the scientists visiting Tibet reach any different conclusions about the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis.

Volcanoes: eruptions and climatic effects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 3:21


The effect that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo had on the atmosphere and climate and how the type of eruption can also impact on the climate.

Transcript -- Volcanoes: eruptions and climatic effects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The effect that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo had on the atmosphere and climate and how the type of eruption can also impact on the climate.

Volcanoes: How eruptions affect climate

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 1:10


A look at how volcanic eruptions effect the climate.

Transcript -- Volcanoes: How eruptions affect climate

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A look at how volcanic eruptions effect the climate.

Volcanoes: Historic eruptions and their climatic effects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 3:23


Transcript -- Volcanoes: Historic eruptions and their climatic effects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- Volcanoes: Effects of magma eruptions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- Volcanoes: Flood Basalt and itys effects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Volcanoes: eruptions and mass extinctions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:36


A look at mass extinctions and whether they could be caused by flood basalts events.

Transcript -- Volcanoes: eruptions and mass extinctions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A look at mass extinctions and whether they could be caused by flood basalts events.

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