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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2012 NAT |
| ECTS points: |
7,5 ECTS |
| Point: |
7,5 ECTS |
| Point: |
7,5 |
| Blokstruktur: |
2. blok |
| Skemagruppe: |
C |
| Fagområde: |
geog |
| Varighed: |
7 weeks |
| Omfang: |
5 lessons pr. week |
| Institutter: |
Department of Geography and Geology |
| Studieordning: |
2012-curriculum |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Birger Ulf Hansen buh@geo.ku.dk, tlf: 35 32 25 19 |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet Efterår 2012 NAT |
| Undervisnings- periode: |
Week 47-51 and 1-3 |
| Undervisnings- form: |
The form of teaching and work will be class teaching with active
participation of students by means of student presentations, group-work etc.
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| Indhold: |
Theories and concepts on ecological climatology, terrestric ecosystems, the global climate system, climate variations, Milankovitch cycles, green house gasses, annual variations in relation to the regional climate and the effects hereof, the relation of vegetation dynamics and CO2 balance, climate models, climate predictions. Cases from different climatic zones will be used as examples |
| Kompetence- beskrivelse: |
The aim of the course is to give students an understanding of the relations between terrestric ecosystems and global climate systems and place it in an historical and present perspective as well as on a time and spatial scale from seconds to millennia and from stomata to continents. Furthermore the focus will be on how models (GMC’s) and data bases are used to develop future climate scenarios and reconstruction of previous climate conditions. |
| Målbeskrivelse: |
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
account for the changes in climate in recent times
account for the relations between the climate, ecosystems and landuse in different climate zones
identify and explain the interaction between atmospheric circulation and radiation/energy balance and the relation to the global climate zones
explain and discuss the weather phenomena El Ninõ and NAO and their influence on the weather in the northern Atlantic and Europe
identify and explain spatiotemporal variations in permafrost processes and ice cover extent in the noth Atlantic – causes and consequences
explain and discus the background and use of global climate models in Arctic and temperate areas
identify and explain variation in radiation balance and wind climate at different surface types
explain and discus photosynthesis, evapotranspiration and energy balance in relation to spatiotemporal variation in the vegetation and land use
describe and interpret ecosystems and vegetation dynamics – carbon budget, net primary production, biogeography and vegetation modeling
identify and describe the carbon exchange I relation to agricultural areas and other ecosystems under human influence and the problems caused by deforestation, desertification and change in land use
structure a written assignment displaying the understanding of the scientific background for a climate related problem
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| Tilmelding: |
Via Selvbetjeningen på KUnet mellem den 15. maj og 1. juni. |
| Ansøgningsfrist for Åbent Universitet: |
June 10 |
| Eksamensform: |
Examination form: Set oral examination (written report and curriculum) without preparation time
Form of assessment: The examination is graded according to the 7-point grading scale.
Grading: Internal examiner
Scope: The examination takes 20 minutes, inclusive grading
Re-exam: As ordinary exam.
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| Eksamen: |
The report must be submitted on the 15th of January 2013 at 11am in three copies in room 04.1.411 and the oral examination is between the 21th-24th of January 2013.
Re-examination: Report must be submitted on the 15th of April and oral examination on the 17th of April 2013. |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
Please see Absalon. |
| Pensum: |
Please note that the official reading list for the current study year 2012-2013 will be updated and uploaded in Absalon by the 4th week after the start of the block. |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
13/9-2012 |