Develop a greater appreciation for how the air, water, land, and life formed and have interacted over the last 4.5 billion years.
Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes
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Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes
Instructors: Prof. David M. Schultz
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AJ
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Reviewed on Aug 20, 2019
an excellent course, it size me at perfeccion becouse i am an bioclimatic architect and i need to know how the climate work
GL
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Reviewed on Feb 8, 2023
This was an exciting course. It has the right amount of details allowing for a good understanding of the Earth's climate.
FM
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Reviewed on Jun 25, 2020
I audited the course and completed all except the exams and am using it as a refresher course. Great course and I recommend it highly.
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