University of Colorado Boulder - Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic
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Duration | 16 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic at Coursera Course details
- Why would hundreds of scientists from around the world intentionally freeze a ship in Arctic sea ice for an entire year, braving subzero temperatures and months of polar darkness? This may sound like a fictional adventure movie plot, but from September 2019 through October 2020, the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) Arctic research expedition did just this.
- In this course, you?ll hear directly from MOSAiC scientists and Arctic experts as they describe why this expedition is so key for increasing our understanding of the Arctic and global climate systems and what kinds of data they will be collecting during MOSAiC on the ice, under the sea, and in the air. The course kicks off with content around Arctic geography, climate, and exploration history, and then walks learners through the basics of the components of the Arctic system: atmosphere, ocean, sea ice and ecosystems. You will also learn how the data collected during MOSAiC will be used to improve climate model projections. Finally, we will wrap up the course by exploring challenges the new Arctic faces, including how indigenous peoples in the Arctic are being impacted in different ways by a changing Arctic environment.
Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic at Coursera Curriculum
Course Introduction and Course Basics
Welcome to the Course!
Module Overview
What and Where is the Arctic?
Geopolitics of the Arctic - Great Powers, Strong Institutions, Scientific Cooperation
The MOSAiC Expedition: An Overview
Exploring the New and Old Arctic - MOSAiC and the Historic Fram Expedition
Syllabus
Virtual tour of Polarstern and Fram Ships
Read about the MOSAiC expedition in the news
MOSAiC Resources for Educators
Atmosphere in the Arctic and Beyond
Module Overview
Role of the Arctic in Earth?s Energy Budget
Up in the Air: Earth's Atmosphere
Shedding Light on Arctic Clouds
Arctic Feedbacks
Why Study the Arctic Atmosphere? Goals of the MOSAiC Atmosphere Team
Sea Ice Movement (Credit: DLR, TSX/TDX AO: suman_OCE3562)
Atmosphere Quiz Background Context
Read about the MOSAiC expedition's atmosphere team in the news
Visit the MOSAiC ice camp
Atmosphere
The Arctic Ocean
Module Overview
How the Arctic Ocean Flows
How the Arctic Ocean Mixes
Where the Arctic Air and Ocean Meet
Ocean Chemistry and Productivity Part I
Ocean Chemistry and Productivity Part II
Why study the Arctic Ocean? Goals of the MOSAiC Ocean Team
Arctic Ocean Quiz Background Context
Read about the MOSAiC expedition's ocean team in the news
Arctic Ocean
Sea Ice
Module Overview
The Story of Sea Ice
How Sea Ice is Made
Sunlight and Arctic Sea Ice
Ridges and Leads: Sea Ice Dynamics
Sea Ice Kinetics
Sea Ice Thermodynamics - Coupling Sea Ice-Atmosphere-Ocean
Why study Sea Ice? Goals of the MOSAiC Sea Ice Team
Ice Moving on Radar! - Daily radar images capture sea ice movement and deformation in the region around the Polarstern (credit: Jari Haapala)
Sea Ice Quiz Background Context
Read about the MOSAiC sea ice team in the news & in first science paper
Sea Ice
Arctic Biochemistry/Ecosystem
Module Overview
Life Beneath the Ice
Life in Sea Ice
Adaptations to Life in Sea Ice
Arctic Sea Ice Ecology
What Starts Up, Must Go Down: Productivity in the Arctic Ocean
All About Atmospheric Aerosols
Why study the Arctic Ecosystem? Goals of the MOSAiC Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Team
Arctic Ecosystem Quiz Background Context
Follow the MOSAiC's ecosystem & biogeochemistry team in the news.
Arctic Ecosystem
Modeling Using Data from the Arctic
Module Overview
Why study the Arctic? Goals of the MOSAiC Modeling Team
Arctic Short-Term Forecasting
Arctic Regional Modeling
Climate Modeling to Understand a Changing Arctic
What is Process Modeling?
Modeling Quiz Background Context
Follow the MOSAiC modeling team and colleagues from Year of Polar Predictions in the news
Modeling
Challenges in the Arctic
Module Overview
Arctic Climate System and Pan-Arctic Connections
A Changing Climate, A Changing Arctic
Does a Warming Climate Mean a More Accessible Arctic?
Pollution in the Arctic
Arctic Ocean Acidification: Ecosystems and Economies
A Changing Climate, Changing Ways of Life
A Changing Climate, Changing Ecosystems
Course Wrap-Up
Follow the MOSAiC expedition in the news & News about a changing Arctic
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