MN-GM-METPOL

Specialisation Module: Polar Meteorology
Identification number MN-GM-METPOL		Workload 180 h	Credit Points 6	Term 1st - 3rd Semester	Offered Every year	Start WiSe	Duration 1 semester
1	Course types a) Lecture b) Project			Contact time 45 h 30 h		Private study 45 h 60 h
2	Module objectives and skills to be acquired Understanding of the Arctic climate system and its complex processes within Understanding of the particular role of the Arctic for the whole Earth-atmophere system Gaining insights into the challenges in observing and modeling the Arctic climate system Ability to analyse and critically interpret measurements and model simulations regarding current Arctic research questions Programming experience, presentation skills, team work in hands-on-training
3	Module content Overview of the Arctic climate system Historical explorations in the Arctic Atmospheric energy budget and energy exchanges at the surface in the Arctic Atmospheric circulation in the Arctic Arctic boundary layer and turbulence Arctic water cycle Arctic amplification and feedback mechanisms Modeling of the Arctic climate system Observed and projected changes in the Arctic climate system Differences between Antarctic and Arctic Insights into Arctic campaign activities Hands-on training with measurements and model simulations in the Arctic Recommended literature: Serreze, M. C. and Barry, R. G., The Arctic Climate System, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
4	Teaching methods Lectures and project including measurements (in-situ/remote sensing) and model simulations in the Arctic: measurement principles, model set-up, interpretation and presentation of measurements and model results, statistical and critical analysis of data. The results of the project will be summarized in a presentation.
5	Prerequisites (for the module) Formal: None. The content of the course requires the undergraduate knowledge of mathematics, physics, and experience in programming.
6	Type of examination Oral Examination (graded) At the end of the semester or the beginning of the following semester a possibility to repeat the examination is offered.
7	Credits awarded The module is passed, and the credit points will be awarded, if the oral examination is passed, and the project is passed; for this, the successful presentation of the results is sufficient
8	Compatibility with other curricula Suitable as an elective course for mathematics, physics and geoscience students.
9	Proportion of final grade Weight of the module grade in the overall grade: 6/150 (4 %)
10	Module coordinator Kerstin Ebell
11	Further information Version: 2023-04-15