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Module 6 Periglacial Environment
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Module 6 Periglacial Environment
Symbol PERIGLAC
Title Periglacial Environment
Learning outcomes After completing this module, students are expected to
- have gained advanced knowledge of the structure of periglacial environmental systems and effects of basic cryogenic process-es, types and dynamics of ground icprocess-es, glaciers and water bod-ies
- be able to use methods of periglacial investigation
- be able to evaluate anthropogenic impacts on periglacial eco-systems
- be able to evaluate the impact of global climate change on peri-glacial environment
- carry out independently: measurement, analysis, interpretation and data processing
- use scientific equipment - use corresponding software.
Contents Introduction to periglacial environment as dominant in the po-lar regions:
- basic cryogenic processes, cryogenic landforms, thermo-karst formation and gas hydrate distribution
- permafrost, its distribution and properties, active layer and cryosols
- biochemical and microbiological processes in Arctic envi-ronment
- water resources: river runoff and periglacial lake/swamp complexes, glaciers and ice caps
- climate variability and its influence on periglacial environ-ment, current trends in periglacial systems due to global warming
- man-induced changes in periglacial ecosystems - natural disasters in polar regions.
Educational concept 11 courses include lectures with seminars, practical exercises and excursion:
6.1 Periglacial environment systems; L, S [E.-M. Pfeiffer, S. Lesovaya]
6.2 Active layer and cryosols; L, E [S. Lesovaya]
6.3 Microbiology, hydrochemical and biogeochemical cycles in Arctic environment; L, S [C. Knoblauch]
6.4 Glaciers and ice caps; L, S [K. Chistyakov]
6.5 Methods of water bodies studying within the permafrost zone; L, S, P [V. Vuglinsky]
6.6 Lake/swamp complexes and river systems; River runoff formation in polar regions L [I. Fedorova, S. Zhuravlev]
6.7 The basic types of antropogenic influence on water bod-ies of polar land; L [V. Trushevsky]
6.8 Arctic river mouth area; L [S. Zhuravlev]
6.9 River ice regime, ice dams and ice jams; L [V. Vuglinsky]
6.10 Periglacial water bodies; L, S [V. Vuglinsky]
Language English
Module 6 Periglacial Environment
Basics in biology, hydrology and chemistry Grading framework
(possi-bly including examinations)
Type: Course-specific examination:
1 written and 1 oral exams Requirements for
registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Active participation
Language: English
Duration / size: Written exam max. 90 min.; oral exam max. 45 min.
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Average of the courses
Credits 9.0
Workload Campus study: 120 hours
Self-study: 120 hours
Exam preparation: 30 hours
Module type Compulsory
Semester Semester 2 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in the summer semester
Duration 1 semester
Module usability Compulsory for M.Sc. POMOR
Module coordinator V. Vuglinsky, K. Chistyakov, E.-M. Pfeiffer
Course lecturer(s) K. Chistyakov, I. Fedorova, C. Knoblauch, S. Lesovaya, E.-M. Pfeiffer, T. Potapova, V. Trushevsky, V. Vuglinsky, S.
Zhuravlev
Literature Clark, I.D., Fritz, P., 1997: Environmental Isotopes in Hydro-geology. Lewis Publishers, NY, 328 pp
Dekker, M., Alef, K., 1995: Methods in Applied Soil Microbiolo-gy and Biochemistry. Academic Press, 402 pp.
French, H. M., 1996: The Periglacial Environment. Pearson Education, 762 pp.
Hoefs, J., 1997: Stable Isotope Geochemistry, 4th Edition.
Springer Berlin, 201 pp.
Huang, P. M. and Schnitzer, M. (eds.), 1986: Interactions of Soil Minerals with Natural Organics and Microbes, SSSA Spe-cial Publication N 17, Soil Science Society of America, Madi-son. Russian Soil Classification System. 2001, 2005, V.V.
Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute.
ISSS, ISRIC, FAO: World Reference Base for Soil Resources.
2006.
Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 2003.
Kimble, J.M. (ed.), 2004: Cryosols. Permafrost-Affected Soils.
Springer Berlin. 726 pp.
Lammers, R.B., Shiklomanov, A.I., Vorosmarty, C.J., Fekete, B.M., and Peterson, B.J., 2001: Assessment of contemporary arctic river runoff based on observational discharge records.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 (3), 321-334.
Magnuson, J., Robertson, D., Benson, B., Wynne, R., Living-stonk, D., Arai, T., Assel, R., Barry, R., Card, V., Kuusisto, E., Granin, N., Prowse, T., Steward, K., and Vuglinsky, V., 2000:
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Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
Historical Trends in lake and river ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere. Science, 289 (1), 743-746.
National Research Council Canada: Glossary of Permafrost and Related Ground-ice Terms, 1988.
Shiklomanov I.A., Shiklomanov, A.I., Lammers, R.B., Vo-rosmarty, C.J., Peterson, B.J., and Fekete, B., 2000: The ef-fect of river water inflow to the Arctic Ocean. In: The freshwa-ter budget of the Arctic ocean. Proceedings of the NATO Ad-vanced Research Workshop, Tallinn, Estonia, 27 April-1 May 1998, 281-296.
Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): Cli-mate Change and the Cryosphere. Arctic Monitoring and As-sessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, 2011.
Stolbovoi, V. and McCallum, I., 2002: Land Resources of Rus-sia. International Institute for Applied System Analysis and the Russian Academy of Science. Laxenburg, Austria. CD-ROM, www.iiasa.ac.at
USDA: Soil Taxonomy, 2003.
van Elsas, J. D. (ed.), 1997: Modern Soil Microbiology. CRC Press, London.
Vasilchuk, Yu., Kotlyakov, V.M., 2001: Principles of Isotopic Geocryology and Glaciology. University Press, Moscow.
Yershov, E. D., 1998: General Geocryology. Cambridge Uni-versity Press.
Core Module
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Core Module 2
Symbol CORE 2
Title Core Module 2 incl. Field practice
Learning outcomes Students are familiar with application of methods used in polar and marine research; they continue the individual development of soft skills and competences for working and scientific ca-reer. Furthermore they have experience in scientific work dur-ing their field practice. Students are able to formulate a re-search hypothesis, to retrieve and manage open data, they improve the skills of scientific presentation, learn to apply geo-graphic information systems.
Contents Module involves following directions:
- data recovery and management (statistics, GIS, literature management, programming)
- scientific management (applications, project planning) - field practice.
Educational concept 3 courses which include lectures with practical exercises:
CM. 4 Soft skills: Presentation in science; S, P [H. Kassens, R.
Rendle-Bühring]
CM.5 Scientific management: Methods of organization and providing logistic support of investigations in the polar regions of the planet; L, S, P [V. Lukin]
CM.6 Introduction into usage of online scientific information and Introduction in GIS; L, S, P [E. Razumova, E. Shalina]
Language English
Type: Oral reports and project presenta-tions
Requirements for registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Active participation
Language: English
Duration / size: Max. 45 minutes Possibly weighted by the
credits for the module grade:
Average of the courses
Credits 3.0
Workload Campus study: 60 hours
Self-study: 20 hours
Exam preparation: 10 hours
Module type Compulsory
Semester Semester 2 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in summer semester
Duration 1 semester
Module usability Compulsory for M.Sc. POMOR Module coordinator N. Kaledin
Course lecturer(s) H. Kassens, V. Lukin, K. Petrov, I. Razumova, R. Rendle-Bühring, E. Shalina
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Literature Bird, J. H., 1989: The changing worlds of geography: a critical guide to concepts and methods. Clarendon, Oxford, 299 pp.
Business Source Complete EBSCO Publishing
Drake, J. D., 2002: The perfect interview: How to get the job you really want, AMACOM, New York.
Dunbar, G. S. (ed.), 2001: Geography: discipline, profession and subject since 1870: an international survey. Kluwer Aca-demic Pullishers, Dordrecht, 331 pp.
Endnote X on-line tutorial (http://www.endnote.com) Frye, D., 2010: Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Step by Step.
Haines, R. M. (ed.), 1982: Environmental science methods.
Chapman and Hall, London, New-York, 404 pp.
Jordanova, L. and Porter, R. (eds.), 1997: Images of the Earth:
essays in the history of the environmental sciences. 2nd ed.
British Society for the History of Science, 293 pp.
Krannich, R., Krannich, C., 2006: Resume, application and let-ter tips for people with hot and not-so-hot backgrounds: 185 tips for landing the perfect job. Atascadero CA: Impact Pub-lishers.
Martin, G. J., 2005: All Possible Worlds: A History of Geo-graphical Ideas. Oxford University Press, New-York, 605 pp.
NVU tutorial, www.nvu.com
On-line information on analytical and search data bases:
www.scopus.com, http://isiknowledge.com, http://scirus.com.
http://scholar.google.com, http://search.ebscohost.com, www.sciencedireact.com
Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, IEEE, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Physics Shortland, M. (ed.), 1993: Science and nature: essays in the history of the environmental sciences. British Society for the History of Science, 291 pp.
Using ArcMap. ESRI 2002 and Using ArcCatalog. ESRI 2002.
Wilson, A. G., 2000: Geography and the environment: systems analytical methods. John Wiley, New-York, 297 pp.
Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
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Semester 3 – Winter Semester
Semester abroad
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Semester abroad at the University of Hamburg (or partner universities: Uni-versity of Bremen, Christian Albrecht UniUni-versity of Kiel, UniUni-versity of Pots-dam)
Symbol DS
Title Semester abroad at one of the partner universities in Germany Learning outcomes Graduates get deep knowledge about problems and methods
of polar and marine sciences and are able to evaluate and to solve open questions in this field
Contents Semester abroad at one of the partner universities in the fol-lowing M.Sc. programs:
University of Hamburg: Integrated Climate System Sciences (M.Sc. ICSS)
University of Bremen: M.Sc. Marine Biology
Christian Albrecht University of Kiel: M.Sc. Marine Geoscienc-es
University of Potsdam: M.Sc. Geosciences/Geology DS 1: Specialization
DS 2: Elective courses
DS 3: Additionals in Geosciences
Educational concept L, S, P, E (See module handbooks of partner universities)
Language English
Formal requirements for participation
Successful completion of 60 CP of M.Sc. POMOR
Recommended prerequisites
See specific requirements of the participating master programs
Grading framework (possi-bly including examinations)
Type: Written and oral exams, written reports, tests
Requirements for registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Language: English
Duration / size:
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Credits DS 1: Specialization: 12 CP DS 2: Elective courses: 12 CP DS 3: Additionals: 6 CP Total: 30 CP
Workload Campus study: 110 hours
Self-study: 230 hours
Exam preparation: 120 hours
Module type Compulsory
Semester Semester 3 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in winter semester
Duration 1 semester
Usability Compulsory for M.Sc. POMOR
Semester abroad
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Coordinator E.-M. Pfeiffer, H. Kassens, H. Auel, H.-W. Hubberten, W.-Ch.
Dullo
Course lecturer(s) See module handbooks of partner universities attached Literature See specific announcements for the individual courses Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
Semester abroad
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Symbol DS / University of Hamburg
Title Semester abroad at one of the partner universities in Germany Learning outcomes The M.Sc. program ICSS is research oriented and imparts
knowledge and skills for climate research. The students learn to communicate with colleagues from different disciplines, to apply a diverse suite of methods from various subject areas to climate-related research questions, as well as the generation, interpretation and combination of scientific results.
Contents Selected modules of the M.Sc. ICSS (see module handbook of the M.Sc. ICSS below)
Recommended courses
Knowledge of mathematics and physics may be required. See module description and the specific announcements for the in-dividual courses.
Grading framework (possi-bly including examinations)
Type: Written exams, written reports, tests
Requirements for registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Language: English
Duration / size:
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Credits 30 CP
Workload Campus study: 110 hours
Self-study: 230 hours
Exam preparation: 120 hours
Module type Elective
Semester Semester 3 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in winter semester
Duration 1 semester
Usability Elective for M.Sc. POMOR Coordinator E.-M. Pfeiffer
Course lecturer(s) See module handbook of the M.Sc. ICSS Literature See module handbook attached
Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
Semester abroad
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Symbol DS / University of Bremen
Title Semester abroad at one of the partner universities in Germany Learning outcomes M.Sc. Program in Marine Biology utilizes both the expertise
and the state-of-the-art research infrastructure for a progres-sive education of a new generation of marine scientists.
Contents DS 1: Student Research Project: Polar Marine Biology
DS 2: Principles of Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Marine Research in Bremen
Scientific Communication German language
Defence of the Research Grant Proposal DS 3: Research Grant Proposal
Educational concept L, S, P, E
Type: Research grant proposal, written reports, tests
Requirements for registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Language: English
Duration / size:
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Credits 30 CP
Workload Campus study: 110 hours
Self-study: 230 hours
Exam preparation: 120 hours
Module type Elective
Semester Semester 3 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in winter semester
Duration 1 semester
Usability Elective for M.Sc. POMOR
Coordinator H. Auel
Course lecturer(s) See module handbook of the M.Sc. Marine Biology Literature See module handbook attached
Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
Semester abroad
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Symbol DS / Christian Albrecht University of Kiel
Title Semester abroad at one of the partner universities in Germany Learning outcomes M.Sc. Marine Geosciences promotes the latest state of marine
geosciences and technology, in particular in the areas marine costal geology, past climates, biogeochemistry and paleoecol-ogy. The degree program shall provide the student with the knowledge of fundamental terms of geological, biological, geo-chemical and physical processes in the ocean. Both basic and applied research are the objectives of the program. The grad-uate will be able to create and critically assess scientific re-sults and to plan, carry out and evaluate ship and laboratory projects on their own responsibility.
Contents Selected modules of the M.Sc. Marine Geosciences:
DS 1: Marine Geosystems Marine Resources Biogeochemistry Coastal Geology I DS 2: Basin Analysis
Petrology/Geochemistry Chemical Paleoceanography Evolution of Biosphere and Climate Integrated Management of Coastal Zones DS 3: German Course I
See module handbook of the M.Sc. Marine Geosciences at-tached
Type: Written and oral exams, reports, presentations
Requirements for registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Language: English
Duration / size:
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Credits 30 CP
Workload Campus study: 110 hours
Self-study: 230 hours
Exam preparation: 120 hours
Module type Elective
Semester abroad
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Semester Semester 3 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in winter semester
Duration 1 semester
Usability Elective for M.Sc. POMOR
Coordinator W.-C. Dullo
Course lecturer(s) See module handbook of the M.Sc. Marine Geosciences Literature See module handbook attached
Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
Semester abroad
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Symbol DS / University of Potsdam
Title Semester abroad at one of the partner universities in Germany Learning outcomes
Contents Selected modules of the M.Sc. Marine Geosciences:
DS 1: Permafrost module Palaeoclimate module DS 2: Internship at the AWI DS 3: Palaeoecology
See module handbook of the M.Sc. Geosciences/Geology at-tached
Type: Written and oral exams, presenta-tions
Requirements for registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
Language: English
Duration / size:
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Credits 30 CP
Workload Campus study: 110 hours
Self-study: 230 hours
Exam preparation: 120 hours
Module type Elective
Semester Semester 3 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in winter semester
Duration 1 semester
Usability Elective for M.Sc. POMOR Coordinator H.-W. Hubberten
Course lecturer(s) See module handbook of the M.Sc. Geosciences/Geology Literature See module handbook attached
Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion E.
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Semester 4 – Summer Semester
M.Sc. Thesis
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M.Sc. Thesis
Symbol
Title M.Sc. Thesis “Polar and Marine Sciences” with Defence Learning outcomes The graduates demonstrate the ability to elaborate and to
pre-sent an innovative M.Sc. thesis in a specific field of applied polar and marine sciences
Contents The student will carry out an in-depth study of a chosen topic in applied polar and marine sciences under the co-supervision of scientists and lecturers within the POMOR network in Rus-sia and Germany. The study will involve a critical review of the topic and/or the original research, will show the significance of the chosen topic for applied polar and marine sciences and lead to an extended dissertation. Students will actively partici-pate in ongoing research projects.
Educational concept Practical work, writing the master thesis and oral presentation of the master thesis
Language English
Formal requirements for participation
Completion of 60 CP of the M.Sc. POMOR
Recommended Prerequisi-tes
Grading framework (possi-bly including examinations)
Type: M.Sc. thesis and oral presentation Requirements for
registra-tion for examinaregistra-tion:
None
Language: English
Duration / size:
Possibly weighted by the credits for the module grade:
Thesis 80% and oral presentation including discussion 20%
Credits 30.0
Workload Campus study:
Self-study: 22 weeks
Exam preparation:
Course type Compulsory
Semester Semester 4 of M.Sc. POMOR
Frequency of offer Every second year in summer semester
Duration 1 Semester
Usability Compulsory
Coordinator N. Kaledin, H. Kassens Lecturer(s) All advisors
Literature
Abbreviations: Lecture L. Practical training P. Seminar S. Excursion.
Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften – Department Geowissenschaften