13221 - Land surface - Atmosphere Interactions Modulübersicht
Module Number: | 13221 |
Module Title: | Land surface - Atmosphere Interactions |
Landoberflächen - Atmosphären Interaktion | |
Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
Duration: | 1 semester |
Frequency of Offer: | Every winter semester |
Credits: | 6 |
Learning Outcome: | The module offers fundamental knowledge of physical processes and methodologies related to land surface – atmosphere interactions and its relevance in the context of climate change, e.g. carbon and water cycle, factors of changes in surface energy fluxes, soil-vegetation-atmosphere transport, ecophysiological interactions. Students get the competence to assess relevant aspects related to global change as well as to apply IT-based approaches. |
Contents: | In the lecture professional aspects of land surface – atmosphere interactions are addressed, such as: · turbulence and the development of PBL structure · carbon cycle · water availability · water use efficiency · ecophysiology · measurement techniques, e.g. eddy-covariance · remote sensing · modeling approaches In the exercise the knowledge gained will be applied using the programming language Python to trainee statistical data analyses (e.g. spatial data mining, machine learning approaches, GLM) and visualization in the field of atmospheric / environmental sciences. |
Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
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Teaching Materials and Literature: | None |
Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | 1. Weekly exercises in form of data analyses and visualization (30%) 2. Submission encompass 8-10 pages including approx. 2000-3000 words. A group submission is scheduled. Individual grading can be achieved according to the uploaded program code. (70%) |
Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
Limited Number of Participants: | 20 |
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Remarks: | None |
Module Components: | Lecture – Land surface – Atmosphere Interaction Exercise - Land surface – Atmosphere Interaction |
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