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12 hours

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Free

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Online

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The Changing Arctic: Present, Past, & Future
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  • Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
  • 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Course 2 of 3 in the Arctic Climate, Environ. & Geographies of a Changing North Specialization
  • Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
  • Approx. 12 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: English
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  • This course takes a detailed look at the remarkable changes unfolding in the Arctic environment, including the shrinking Arctic sea ice cover, shrinking land ice, thawing permafrost and cascading impacts on Arctic ecosystems. After a review of Arctic climates of the past, attention turns to the possible future of the Arctic?s climate and environment.

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Curriculum

Visible Indicators of Change

The Changing Arctic: Course Overview

The Shrinking Sea Ice Cover

Arctic Amplification of Recent Warming

Warming and Thawing Permafrost

Coastal Erosion

Visible Indicators of Change

Shrinking Land Ice

Arctic Land Ice and Sea Level Rise

The Greenland Ice Sheet: Surface Mass Balance

The Greenland Ice Sheet: Dynamic Mass Balance

Death of the St. Patrick Bay Ice Caps

Shrinking Land Ice

Cascading Impacts of a Warming Arctic

Arctic Amplification and Mid-Latitude Weather Events

Extreme Weather Events in the Arctic

Arctic Change and Terrestrial Ecology

Arctic Change and Marine Ecology

Cascading Impacts of a Warming Arctic

Learning from the Past

Climates of the Past: The Study of Paleoclimatology

Climates of the Past: Data Sources

Climates of the Past: The Previous Million Years

Climates of the Past: The Holocene and Beyond

Learning from the Past

The Future Arctic

Climate Model Basics

Projected Arctic Temperature and Precipitation

The Fate of the Sea Ice Cover

The Permafrost Carbon Feedback

The Future Arctic

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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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