Module Courses

The module “Atmospheric compositions and cycles” encompasses the description and understanding of the fundamental chemical and physical processes that govern air pollution by trace gases and aerosols and the self-cleansing of the atmosphere. It is also concerned with radiative properties of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols, which are crucial for Earth’s climate.

The module introduces methods and approaches in paleoclimatology. The students will have an understanding of the evolution of climate and its majord forcing factors through geological time. They will be familiar with the use of most common geochemical climate "proxies" and be able to evaluate the quality of marine and terrestrial sedimentary paleoclimate archives.

The primary goal of this module is to understand and appreciate the climate system with special focus on the atmosphere. Lectures will cover the basic physical processes of the atmosphere (thermodynamics, aerosol and cloud physics, radiation and dynamics).

This module provides an introduction into the hydrological sciences, with particular consideration of the weather / climate / land-surface link. The curriculum gives particular consideration to students with a solid background in atmospheric and climate science.

The module "Weather Systems and Atmospheric Dynamics" encompasses the description and understanding of the fundamental processes that govern atmospheric motion on a wide range of scales (meso, synoptic, planetary). They form the basis of every-day weather and longer-term (seasonal) climate evolution and underlie diagnosis and prediction.