651-1504-00L  Snowcover: Physics and Modelling

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2019
DozierendeM. Schneebeli, H. Löwe
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch



Lehrveranstaltungen

NummerTitelUmfangDozierende
651-1504-00 GSnowcover: Physics and Modelling3 Std.
Mo15:15-18:00NO E 39 »
M. Schneebeli, H. Löwe

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KurzbeschreibungSnow is a fascinating high-temperature material and relevant for applications in glaciology, hydrology, atmospheric sciences, polar climatology, remote sensing and natural hazards. This course introduces key concepts and underlying physical principles of snow, ranging from individual crystals to polar ice sheets.
LernzielThe course aims at a cross-disciplinary overview about the phenomenology of relevant processes in the snow cover, traditional and advanced experimental methods for snow measurements and theoretical foundations with key equations required for snow modeling. Tutorials and short presentations will also consider the bigger picture of snow physics with respect to climatology, hydrology and earth science.
InhaltThe lectures will treat snow formation, crystal growth, snow microstructure, metamorphism, ice physics, snow mechanics, heat and mass transport in the snowcover, surface energy balance, snow models, wind transport, snow chemistry, electromagnetic properties, experimental techniques.

The tutorials include a demonstration/exercise part and a presentation part. The demonstration/exercise part consolidates key subjects of the lecture by means of small data sets, mathematical toy models, order of magnitude estimates, image analysis and visualization, small simulation examples, etc. The presentation part comprises short presentations (about 15 min) based on selected papers in the subject.

First practical experience with modern methods measuring snow properties can be acquired in a field excursion.
SkriptLecture notes and selected publications.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesWe offer a field excursion to Davos on Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Davos. We will demonstrate traditional and modern field-techniques (snow profile, Near-infrared photography, SnowMicroPen) and you will have the chance to use the instruments yourself. The excursion includes a visit of the SLF cold laboratories with the micro-tomography setup and the snowmaker.

Leistungskontrolle

Information zur Leistungskontrolle (gültig bis die Lerneinheit neu gelesen wird)
Leistungskontrolle als Semesterkurs
ECTS Kreditpunkte4 KP
PrüfendeM. Schneebeli, H. Löwe
FormSemesterendprüfung
PrüfungsspracheEnglisch
RepetitionEs wird ein Repetitionstermin in den ersten zwei Wochen des unmittelbar nachfolgenden Semesters angeboten.
ZulassungsbedingungA short presentation (10 min by the student ) about a relevant snow publication in one of the tutorials is the pre-requisite to pass the course.
Zusatzinformation zum PrüfungsmodusA bonus point (+0.25 grade) for the final grade can be acquired by solving 5 out of 12 exercises.

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