Module Identifier | GG31830 | ||
Module Title | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SVALBARD (UNIS) | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Neil Glasser | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Pre-Requisite | GG23910 | ||
Co-Requisite | EA31930 , EA31030 , GG32230 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 45 Hours | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 35 Hours | ||
Field Work | 3 days | ||
Assessment | Continuous assessment | Field excursion report and term project report | |
In-course assessment | 5 Hours Written exercises | ||
Supplementary examination | Two-hour examination and 5,000 world report |
The High-Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is currently 60% glacier-covered and serves as a modern analogue for conditions in Britain during the Quaternary. This module outlines the most important meteorological, glaciological, geomorphological and hydrological processes on Svalbard. The primary focus will be on the inter-relationship between climate and earth-surface processes in the Arctic.