MN-GM-METFUT

Specialisation Module: Future Challenges in Meteorology
Identification number MN-GM-METFUT		Workload 180 h	Credit Points 6	Term 1st - 3rd Semester	Offered Every on special announcement	Start on special announcement	Duration 1 semester
1	Course types a) Project			Contact time 90 h		Private study 90 h
2	Module objectives and skills to be acquired Insight in current challenging topics in atmospheric research In-depth understanding in specialized research topics Ability to judge success, potential and limitation in atmospheric research
3	Module content A project on challenging atmospheric research topics, e.g. aerosol modelling, radar remote sensing, new development in atmospheric monitoring, new techniques in atmospheric modelling, airborne meteorology etc. During contact time, discussions on actively debated topics and new hypothesis, such as latest IPCC report, geoengineering, uncertainties in the global energy budget, arctic amplification etc.
4	Teaching methods Project with hands-on supervision.
5	Prerequisites (for the module) None.
6	Type of examination The results of the project are presented in a seminar talk (graded, 50 % weight in the module grade) and in written report (graded, 50 % weight in the module grade).
7	Credits awarded The module is passed, and the credit points will be awarded, if the seminar talk is passed, and the written report is passed.
8	Compatibility with other curricula N/A
9	Proportion of final grade Weight of the module grade in the overall grade: 6/150 (4 %)
10	Module coordinator Susanne Crewell
11	Further information Version: 2023-03-23