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  • In this course you will first learn about the Arctic as a geographic region, the peoples the Arctic, and the long history of Arctic settlement and exploration. Attention then turns to key features of the Arctic environment ' its climate and weather, features of the ocean, sea ice, lands and the Greenland Ice Sheet, and some of the rapid changes being observed.
  • Learning Objectives: Appreciate the long history of the Arctic and its
  • peoples. Recognize and recall the physical geography of the Arctic, including
  • major features of the Arctic Ocean and Arctic lands. Describe the key climate and
  • environmental elements of the Arctic, including its sea ice cover, patterns of
  • temperature, precipitation, snow cover, land ice, permafrost and vegetation, the
  • physical processes giving rise to these features, and how they are changing.
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Curriculum

Introduction to the Arctic

The Arctic as a System: Course Overview

The Arctic as a Geographic Region

The Rapidly Changing Arctic

Building our Knowledge-Early Explorations and Events

Building our Knowledge-Cold War to the Modern Era

Introduction to the Arctic

Arctic Climate Basics

Solar Energy, Polar Nights, and the Midnight Sun

Temperature - Regional and Seasonal Variations

Precipitation - Regional and Seasonal Variations

Clouds and Cloud Radiative Effects

Arctic Climate Basics

The Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean Basics

Sea Ice Melt & Growth

Sea Ice Deformation

Sea Ice & Ocean Circulation

The Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Lands

The Greenland Ice Sheet

Tundra & Boreal Forest

River Systems

Permafrost-Characteristics and Distribution

The Arctic Lands

The Arctic Atmosphere

Arctic Weather

Role of the Arctic in the Large-Scale Circulation

Atmospheric Teleconnections

Arctic Energy Budget

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Mark C. Serreze
Designation : Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center University : Department of Geography

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