Module Identifier | GG31830 | ||
Module Title | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SVALBARD (UNIS) | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Neil F Glasser | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Pre-Requisite | GG23910 | ||
Co-Requisite | EA31930 , EA31030 , GG32230 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 45 Hours | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 35 Hours | ||
Other | Field Work. 3 days | ||
Assessment | Semester Assessment | 5 Hours In-Course Assessment: Written exercises | |
Semester Assessment | Continuous Assessment: Field excursion report and term project report | ||
Supplementary Exam | 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.