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Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesInstitute of Geophysics and Meteorology

MN-GM-METTOP

Specialisation Module: Challenging Research Topics
Identification number
MN-GM-METTOP		 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) Lecture
b) Seminar		 Contact time
45 h
45 h		 Private study
45 h
45 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
  • Lectures 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.
  • Seminars on actively debated topics and new hypothesis, such as latest IPCC report, geoengineering, uncertainties in the global energy budget, arctic amplification etc. Mini research projects on the related topics will be carried out and presented in the seminars.
4 Teaching methods

Lecture and seminar
5 Prerequisites (for the module)

None
6 Type of examination

Oral examination (graded)
7 Credits awarded

The module is passed, and the credit points will be awarded, if
  1. the oral examination is passed, and
  2. the seminar talk (ungraded) 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