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FRAGILE ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS

Learning Objectives

 

You will ...      You will learn to... release virtual avalanches   melt snow   compare temperature measurements in permafrost and estimate their significance     recognize which (re)distribution factors have influenced snow depth at a particular place   name and characterize the different zones of a glacier   describe permafrost phenomena with an appropriate terminology   distinguish between different ice forms   interpret temperature measurements in relation to permafrost   specify the interactions between climate, glaciers and permafrost

You will understand ...      You will be able to ... how snow flakes form   why snow melt shows typical patterns   the differences between snow and ice   why heat flux through snow and ice differ   which parameters are important for the energy and mass balance of a glacier   how temperature influences the flow of glaciers   why the occurrence of permafrost and glaciers depends on continentality     name 3 influences of snow on the biotic environment   find the reasons for different snow distribution patterns   estimate the duration of snow cover in a specific region   list what snow contains   distinguish snow age and content by its density   estimate how much radiation penetrates into snow under changing conditions   draw ice covered areas and different ice types onto a world map   explain how the freezing process works and how a specific ice form has developed   interpret a creep curve   recognize global change influences on permafrost and glaciers   describe the impact of the changing state of glaciers and permafrost on the alpine environment

 

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