地球、大氣與行星科學(Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences)
Department of Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)
本系所關注的焦點包括了地球本體以及它週遭所包覆的流體，和整個太陽系中的鄰居們。我們希望能夠瞭解這些系統的起源、進化和目前的狀態，並且利用這樣的認知來預測未來。我們的研究和教學的範圍極為深廣，從難以抵達的地球內部到冥王星和其軌道之外的領域。我們所研究的物體和系統對大眾來說都是可見或是接觸的，而且有時甚至是某些社會目標的中心，天氣和自然資源就是其中的兩個例子。
我們所調查研究的現象通常十分的複雜，因此需要眾多學科專業知識的配合：地質學、地球物理學、地球化學、地球生物學、海洋物理學與海洋化學、氣象學、大氣化學和行星科學等。本科繫在這些學門中都擁有世界級的學術資源和研究所的課程，因此在全國或是全世界的地球和行星科學系所中都擁有其獨特的地位。我們的大學部課程提供學生選擇學習環境科學、地球科學、大氣與海洋物理、行星科學和天文學的機會。本系所對於大學部同學們能夠積極參與我們的許多研究計畫而感到相當的自豪。
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其他地球、大氣與行星科學資源
- Textbook: Warren, Bruce A., 與 Carl Wunsch, 編 《Evolution of Physical Oceanography》 . Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press , 1981. ISBN: 0262231042.
- Textbook: Warren, Bruce A., and Carl Wunsch, eds. Evolution of Physical Oceanography . Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press , 1981. ISBN: 0262231042.
The intellectual interests of EAPS encompass the earth, its fluid envelopes, and its diverse neighbors throughout the solar system. We seek to understand the fundamental processes defining the origin, evolution, and current states of these systems and to use this understanding to predict the future. The scope of our research and teaching is immense, ranging from the inaccessible depths of the terrestrial interior outward to the orbit of Pluto, and beyond. The objects and systems we study are tangible or visible to the general public and, as exemplified by climate and natural resources, are sometimes central to societal goals.
The phenomena under investigation are often vexingly complex, and they engage a large array of scientific disciplines: Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geobiology, Physical and Chemical Oceanography, Meteorology, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Planetary Science. EAPS operates world-class research and graduate educational programs in all of these disciplines, which makes it unique among earth and planetary science departments both nationally and internationally. Our undergraduate program offers options to study environmental science, geoscience, physics of the atmospheres and oceans, and planetary science and astronomy. The department takes pride in the fact that EAPS undergraduate students become actively involved in our research projects.
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