Paleoclimatic And Paleoenvironmental Proxies

Course Information
TitleΠαλαιοκλιματικοί και Παλαιοπεριβαλλοντικοί Δείκτες / Paleoclimatic And Paleoenvironmental Proxies
CodeEPGO106
FacultySciences
SchoolGeology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorChristos Pennos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600023303

Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Geōmorfologikés Diergasíes kai Geōperivállonta se Synthīkes Klimatikīs MetavlītótītasElective Courses114
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600272310
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
•Students will understand Quaternary climatic oscillations and their impact on natural systems. •They will be trained on evaluating the various physical and geochemical characteristics of sediments and use them as proxies for paleoclimatic reconstruction.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
•The importance of physical and geochemical characteristics of sediments as proxies for paleoclimatic reconstruction. •A review of the major climatic patterns over the eastern Mediterranean and the Greek peninsula. •Climatic forcing and the transfer of climatic signal to the depositional record. •Proxies that are used for paleoclimatic studies: Isotopic proxies (δ18Ο και δ13C) in chemical deposits (speleothems). Geochemical proxies (e.g. Ca/Mg) both in chemical and clastic deposits Other proxies (grain size and magnetic susceptibility) Morphological characteristics (glacial and periglacial landforms) •Methods in studying the climatic imprint in sedimentary sequences. Examples of applications in varia depositional settings.
Keywords
Quaternary paleoclimate, paleoclimatic proxies, speleothems, clastic deposits
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page, as well within the E-Learning platforms of the Aristotle Univ. Thessaloniki 2) The teacher communicates with students through email and Facebook 3) The teacher/class evaluation is performed by the students through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures25✓✓
Laboratory Work12✓✓✓
Reading Assigment20✓✓
Written assigments40✓✓
Exams3✓✓
Total100
Student Assessment
Description
Written final examination with short questions in combination to a given project and a written report. Oral examination for students with learning disabilities.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
•Paleoclimatology. Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary. Έκδοση: 3η/2015, Συγγραφείς: Raymond S. Bradley, ISBN: 978-0-12-386913-5, Τύπος: Σύγγραμα, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Elsevier Inc. •Speleothem science: from process to past environments. Έκδοση: 1η/2012, Συγγραφείς: Ian J. Fairchild, Andy Baker, ISBN:978-1-4051-9620-8, Τύπος: Σύγγραμα, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Wiley Blackwell.
Last Update
21-10-2025