UofA - Introduction to the Arctic: Climate
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Introduction to the Arctic: Climate at Coursera Overview
Duration | 9 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Introduction to the Arctic: Climate at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Introduction to the Arctic: Climate at Coursera Course details
- The University of Alberta, the University of Tromso and the University of the Arctic invite you to explore this four week course that examines the environment and climate of the circumpolar North. This course is the result of an international collaboration and provides you with an insight into our planet's North. Following an overview of regional geography, we will focus on the cryosphere (ice), as well as the atmosphere and ocean of the region. We will learn why the Arctic is cold and ice covered, and how that impacts its climate and ecosystems. We will also consider how the Arctic is connected to the rest of the world. Finally, we will examine present day climate change, the processes driving it, and evidence for it in the Arctic, before looking at the implications in the rapidly evolving North. Watch a preview of the course here: https://uofa.ualberta.ca/courses/arctic-climate
Introduction to the Arctic: Climate at Coursera Curriculum
Arctic Environments
Course Preview Video
1.1 Introduction to Arctic Environments and Climate
1.2A What is Climate?
1.2B What is Climate?
Instructional Staff
Meet Your Presenter: Roy Coulthard
Course Glossary
Additional Resources
Acknowledgements
Lesson 1 Course Notes
Module 1 (Graded)
Climate Systems
2.1A Climate and Atmosphere
2.1B Climate and Atmosphere
2.2A Ocean Circulation and the Arctic Ocean
2.2B Ocean Circulation and the Arctic Ocean
2.3 Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Gasses
2.4 Back to the Arctic
Lesson 2 Course Notes
Hadley, Ferrell and Polar Cells
Module 2 (Graded)
The Cryosphere
3.1 Forms of Ice in the Polar Regions
3.2 River and Lake Ice
3.3A Ice Sheets and Permafrost
3.3B Ice Sheets and Permafrost
Lesson 3 Course Notes
Module 3 (Graded)
Implications of Climate Change
4.1 Climate Change
4.2A The Impacts of Climate Change
4.2B The Impacts of Climate Change
4.2C The Impacts of Climate Change
Lesson 4 Course Notes
Module 4 (Graded)
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