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This course explores the behaviour of glacier ice, its role as an integral part of the climate system and in shaping the environment. It investigates how glaciers form and flow, the effect this has on their surroundings (erosion, transport and deposition) , and the response and contribution of the cyrosphere to climate change.
Students will learn to: explain the mechanisms of glacial mass balance, dynamics, hydrology, erosion and deposition; evaluate the contribution of glacial fieldwork, remote sensing and modelling to our understanding of the cyrosphere; and assess the impact and response of glaciers and ice sheets on/to climate change.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will be delivered through a series of inter-related blocks, extending from background theory and concepts to the application of sophisticated, modern day monitoring and modelling approaches used to understand glaciological processes and form. The course will draw upon a wide range of case study material, underpinned by staff research experience from various glaciated regions of the world, including both polar regions. The course seeks to enhance students' knowledge of the complex character of glacier science.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: 67% continuous assessment (based on 2 data response exercises); 33% oral examination. Resit: A resit for this course is not normally available until the following academic year.
There is no stand-alone, formal formative assessment. However, feedback on summative assessments will help students to improve their subsequent performances within the course and for related second half-session courses.
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