SUBJECT

Title

Ocean and cryosphere

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 2

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

The role of the ocean and the cryosphere in the climate system. Discovery of the ocean and the cryosphere. Physical properties. Head budget. Ocean waves. The terrestrial cryosphere. The marine cryosphere.

Readings
  • IPCC, 2013: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. http://www.ipcc.ch/
  • Stewart R. H., 2008: Introduction to Physical Oceanography. Texas A & M University.
  • Barry, R., Gan, T.Y. (2011): The global cryosphere: past, present and future. Cambridge University Press
  • Global Climate Change - exploratorium, 2015: Cryosphere. http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/cryosphere/index.html