Science & the Environment
A week-long tour to
Greenland.
Core course(s) with this study tour:
Climate Change from a Historical Perspective
Objectives
- Explore past climate change in order to contextualize current and projected climate change
- Gain an understanding of the methods applied in palaeoclimatology, including different indirect measurements (proxies) and dating methods
- Understand the basis for climate projections and the source of some of the main uncertainties
Previous Activities Have Included
- A lecture on the Aurora borealis and a visit to a radar station
- An all-day excursion to the Greenland ice cap
- A musk ox safari
Description
Students will have the rare opportunity to study arctic phenomena in Greenland during the one-week trip to Kangerlussuaq. The trip will combine topics involving arctic biology, geology, meteorology and arctic politics with hands-on experience at the Kangerlussuaq research center. Students will encounter the Greenlandic ice sheet, discuss climate changes, dicover magnificent flora and fauna, and hopefully witness the aurora borealis.
