SUBJECT
Title
Ocean and cryosphere
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
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