spring 2018 GEO-3144 Marine geology and geophysics cruise - 5 ECTS

Type of course

This course is not available as a single course, and is not available to exchange students or free-movers.

PhD-students have priority for this cruise (course code GEO-8144), secondly master's degree students at the University of Tromsø.

Please note that students have to register for the course in the spring semester and then register for the examination in the fall semester.


Course content

The course is based on cruises with R/V "Helmer Hanssen" in the waters of Svalbard, the Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean. International research topics of current interest and research questions relevant to AMGG will be studied in groups. The course will cover the following topics: ocean water masses including sea-ice melting, sea-ice build up and brine formation; the dynamics of the ocean floor and its subsurface; fluid flow escape features; marine geohazards, modern and fossil ecosystems; paleoceanography, paleoclimate and glacial history.

Objectives of the course

The course provides detailed interdisciplinary Arctic margin research training.

Language of instruction and examination

English.

Teaching methods

Training, sample collecting and seminars on research cruise.

Assessment

Individual cruise report (10-20 pages) after the cruise.

Grading scale: Pass/fail.

Admittance to the examination requires attendance on the cruise.


Recommended reading/syllabus

Available from teacher on request.

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 5
  • Course code: GEO-3144