Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2016
Atmospheric and Climate Science Master | ||||||
Wahlfächer Den Studierenden steht das gesamte Lehrangebot der ETHZ und der Universitäten Zürich und Bern zur individuellen Auswahl offen. | ||||||
Atmosphärische Zusammensetzung und Kreisläufe | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
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651-4004-00L | Organic Geochemistry and the Global Carbon Cycle | W | 3 KP | 2G | T. I. Eglinton, M. Lupker | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The carbon cycle connects different reservoirs of C, including life on Earth, atmospheric CO2, and economically important geological reserves of C. Much of this C is in reduced (organic) form, and is composed of complex chemical structures that reflect diverse biological activity, processes and transformations. | |||||
Lernziel | A wealth of information is held within the complex organic molecules, both in the context of the contemporary carbon cycle and its links to is other biogeochemical cycles, as well as in relation to Earth's history, the evolution of life and climate on this planet. In this course we will learn about the role of reduced forms of carbon in the global cycle, how these forms of carbon are produced, move around the planet, and become sequestered in the geological record, and how they can be used to infer biological activity and conditions on this planet in the geologic past. The course encompasses a range of spatial and temporal scales, from molecular to global, and from the contemporary environment to earliest life. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course and the lecture course "651-4044-00L Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry" Link are good preparations for the combined Field-Lab Course ("651-4044-02 P Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Field Course" and "651-4044-01 P Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Lab Practical"). Details under Link | |||||
701-1240-00L | Modelling Environmental Pollutants | W | 3 KP | 2G | C. Bogdal, M. Scheringer | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Modeling the emissions, transport, partitioning and transformation/degradation of chemical contaminants in air, water and soil. | |||||
Lernziel | This course is intended for students who are interested in the environmental fate and transport of volatile and semi-volatile organic chemicals and exposure to pollutants in environmental media including air, water, soil and biota. The course focuses on the theory and application of mass-balance models of environmental pollutants. These models are quantitative tools for describing, understanding, and predicting the way pollutants interact with the environment. Important topics include thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions of chemical behavior in environmental systems; mechanisms of chemical degradation in air and other media; novel approaches to modeling chemical fate in a variety of environments, including lakes and rivers, generic regions, and at the global scale, and application of mass balance modeling principles to describe bioaccumulation of pollutants by fish and mammals. | |||||
Inhalt | Application of mass balance principles to chemicals in a system of coupled environmental media. Measurement and estimation of physico-chemical properties that determine the environmental behavior of chemicals. Thermodynamic and kinetic controls on the behavior of pollutants. Modeling environmental persistence, bioaccumulation and long-range transport potential of chemicals, including a review of available empirical data on various degradation processes. Current issues in multimedia contaminant fate modeling and a case study of the student's choice. | |||||
Skript | Material to support the lectures will be distributed during the course. | |||||
Literatur | There is no required text. The following texts are useful for background reading and additional information. D. Mackay. Multimedia Environmental Models: The Fugacity Approach, 2nd Ed. 2001. CRC Press. R. P. Schwarzenbach, P. M. Gschwend, D. M. Imboden. Environmental Organic Chemistry. 2nd Ed. 2003, John Wiley & Sons. M. Scheringer. Persistence and spatial range of environmental chemicals: New ethical and scientific concepts for risk assessment. 2002. Wiley-VCH. | |||||
701-1317-00L | Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate | W | 3 KP | 3G | N. Gruber, M. Vogt | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The human-induced emissions of carbon dioxide has led to atmospheric CO2 concentrations that Earth likely has no’t seen for the last 30 million years. This course aims to investigate and understand the impact of humans on Earth's biogeochemical cycles with a focus on the carbon cycle and its interaction with the physical climate system for the past, the present, and the future. | |||||
Lernziel | This course aims to investigate the nature of the interaction between biogeochemical cycles on land and in the ocean with climate and how this interaction has evolved over time and will change in the future. Students are expected to participate actively in the course, which includes the critical reading of the pertinent literature and class presentations. | |||||
Inhalt | Topics discussed include: The anthropogenic perturbation of the global carbon cycle and climate. Response of land and oceanic ecosystems to past and future global changes; Interactions between biogeochemical cycles on land and in the ocean; Biogeochemical processes controlling carbon dioxide and oxygen in the ocean and atmosphere on time-scales from a few years to a few hundred thousand years. | |||||
Skript | Sarmiento & Gruber (2006), Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics, Princeton University Press. Additional handouts will be provided as needed. see website: Link | |||||
Literatur | Sarmiento & Gruber (2006), Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics, Princeton University Press, 526pp. MacKenzie, F. T. (1999), Global biogeochemical cycles and the physical climate system, Global Change Instruction Program, UCAR, Boulder, CO, 69pp. W. H. Schlesinger (1997), Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change, Academic Press. Original literature. | |||||
Klimageschichte und Paläoklimatologie | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
651-3424-00L | Sedimentologie | W | 3 KP | 2G | A. Gilli | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Vermittlung der Grundlagen der Sedimentologie: Prozess - Produkt - Diagenese - Gesteinslektüre -Ueberblick über die Oberflächen-Sedimentationsprozesse. -Einführung in wichtige physikalische, chemische und biologische Aspekte der Sedimentation -Einführung in die Diagenese -Einführung in die Sedimentgesteinslektüre: physikalische, biologische und chemische Sedimentsignaturen | |||||
Lernziel | Die Studierenden kennen die wichtigesten klastischen, biogenen und chemischen Sedimente und Sedimentgesteine. Sie kennen die physikalischen, chemischen und biologischen Prozesse, die bei der Bildung von Sedimenten von Bedeutung sind. Die Studierenden kennen die Grundlagen der Faziesanalyse in der Sedimentologie und sie haben die Voraussetzungen zur Feldanalyse von Sedimentgesteinen. | |||||
Inhalt | Teil I Marine and lakustrische Sedimente: -pelagische Sedimente -hemipelagische Sedimente -kieslige Sedimente -Flachwasserkarbonate: Fazies, Diagenese -lakustische Sedimente -Evaporite Teil II klastische Sedimente - Sediment Transport, Strukturen und Schichtformen - Terrestrische, flachmarine und tiefmarine Ablagerungsbereiche, Prozesse und Ablagerungsstrukturen - Diagenese von Sandstein - Tongesteine | |||||
Skript | Sedimentologie-Skript | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Vorlesung "Dynamische Erde" oder vergleichbare Einführungsvorlesung | |||||
701-1317-00L | Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate | W | 3 KP | 3G | N. Gruber, M. Vogt | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The human-induced emissions of carbon dioxide has led to atmospheric CO2 concentrations that Earth likely has no’t seen for the last 30 million years. This course aims to investigate and understand the impact of humans on Earth's biogeochemical cycles with a focus on the carbon cycle and its interaction with the physical climate system for the past, the present, and the future. | |||||
Lernziel | This course aims to investigate the nature of the interaction between biogeochemical cycles on land and in the ocean with climate and how this interaction has evolved over time and will change in the future. Students are expected to participate actively in the course, which includes the critical reading of the pertinent literature and class presentations. | |||||
Inhalt | Topics discussed include: The anthropogenic perturbation of the global carbon cycle and climate. Response of land and oceanic ecosystems to past and future global changes; Interactions between biogeochemical cycles on land and in the ocean; Biogeochemical processes controlling carbon dioxide and oxygen in the ocean and atmosphere on time-scales from a few years to a few hundred thousand years. | |||||
Skript | Sarmiento & Gruber (2006), Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics, Princeton University Press. Additional handouts will be provided as needed. see website: Link | |||||
Literatur | Sarmiento & Gruber (2006), Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics, Princeton University Press, 526pp. MacKenzie, F. T. (1999), Global biogeochemical cycles and the physical climate system, Global Change Instruction Program, UCAR, Boulder, CO, 69pp. W. H. Schlesinger (1997), Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change, Academic Press. Original literature. | |||||
Hydrologie und Wasserkreislauf | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
102-0468-00L | Watershed Modelling | W | 3 KP | 2G | P. Molnar | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Introduction to watershed modelling with applications of GIS in hydrology, the use of semi- and fully-distributed continuous watershed models, and their calibration and validation. The course contains substantive practical modelling experience in several assignments. | |||||
Lernziel | Watershed Modelling is a course in the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Programme. It is a practical course in which the students learn to (a) use GIS in hydrological applications, (b) calibrate and validate models, (c) apply and interpret semi- and fully- distributed continuous watershed models, and (d) discuss several modelling case studies. This course is a follow up of Hydrology 2 and requires solid computer skills. | |||||
Inhalt | - Introduction to watershed modelling - GIS in watershed modelling (ArcGIS exercise) - Calibration and validation of models - Semi-distributed modelling with PRMS (model description, application) - Distributed watershed modelling with TOPKAPI (model description, application) - Modelling applications and case studies (climate change scenarios, land use change, basin erosion) | |||||
Literatur | - Lecture presentations - Exercise documentation - Relevant scientific papers all posted on the course website | |||||
701-1216-00L | Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate | W | 4 KP | 3G | C. Schär, U. Lohmann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The guiding principle of this lecture is that students can understand how weather and climate models are formulated from the governing physical principles and how they are used for climate and weather prediction purposes. | |||||
Lernziel | The guiding principle of this lecture is that students can understand how weather and climate models are formulated from the governing physical principles and how they are used for climate and weather prediction purposes. | |||||
Inhalt | The course provides an introduction into the following themes: numerical methods (finite differences and spectral methods); adiabatic formulation of atmospheric models (vertical coordinates, hydrostatic approximation); parameterization of physical processes (e.g. clouds, convection, boundary layer, radiation); atmospheric data assimilation and weather prediction; predictability (chaos-theory, ensemble methods); climate models (coupled atmospheric, oceanic and biogeochemical models); climate prediction. Hands-on experience with simple models will be acquired in the tutorials. | |||||
Skript | Slides and lecture notes will be made available at Link | |||||
Literatur | List of literature will be provided. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisites: to follow this course, you need some basic background in numerical methods (e.g., "Numerische Methoden in der Umweltphysik", 701-0461-00L) | |||||
102-0448-00L | Groundwater II | W | 6 KP | 4G | M. Willmann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course is based on the course 'Groundwater I' and is a prerequisite for further applications of groundwater flow and contaminant transport models. | |||||
Lernziel | The course should enable students to understand and apply methods and tools for groundwater flow and transport modelling. the student should be able to a) formulate practical flow and contaminant transport problems. b) solve steady-state and transient flow and transport problems in 2 and 3 spatial dimensions using numerical codes based on the finite difference method and the finite element methods. c) solve simple inverse flow problems for parameter estimation given measurements. d) assess simple multiphase flow problems. e) assess spatial variability of parameters and use of stochastic techniques in this task. f) solve simple flow problems affected by fluid density. g) assess simple coupled reactive transport problems. | |||||
Inhalt | Introduction and basic flow and contaminant transport equation. Numerical solution of the 3D flow equation using the finite difference method. Numerical solution to the flow equation using the finite element equation Numerical solution to the transport equation using the finite difference method. Numerical solution to the transport equation using the method of characteristics and the random walk method. Numerical solution to the transport equation: Case studies. Two-phase flow and Unsaturated flow problems. Modelling of flow problems affected by fluid density. Spatial variability of parameters and its geostatistical representation. Geostatistics and stochastic modelling. Reactive transport modelling. | |||||
Skript | Handouts | |||||
Literatur | - J. Bear, Hydraulics of Groundwater, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979 - P.A. Domenico, F.W. Schwartz, Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, J. Wilson & Sons, New York, 1990 - Chiang und Kinzelbach, 3-D Groundwater Modeling with PMWIN. Springer, 2001. - G. de Marsily, Quantitative Hydrogeology, Academic Press, 1986 - W. Kinzelbach und R. Rausch: Grundwassermodellierung, Eine Einführung mit Uebungen Gebrüder Bornträger, Berlin, 1995, ISBN 3-443-01032-6 - F. Stauffer: Strömungsprozesse im Grundwasser, Konzepte und Modelle vdf, 1998, ISBN 3-7281-2641-1 | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The exercises of the course are organized as a computer lab (one lesson per week). The computer lab will provide hands-on experience with groundwater modelling. | |||||
102-0488-00L | Water Resources Management | W | 3 KP | 2G | D. Anghileri | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Modern engineering approach to problems of sustainable water resources, planning and management of water allocation requires the understanding of modelling techniques that allow to account for comprehensive water uses (thereby including ecological needs) and stakeholders needs, long-term analysis and optimization. The course presents the most relevant approaches to address these problems. | |||||
Lernziel | The course provides the essential knowledge and tools of water resources planning and management. Core of the course are the concepts of data analysis, simulation, optimization and reliability assessment in relation to water projects and sustainable water resources management. | |||||
Inhalt | The course is organized in four parts. Part 1 is a general introduction to the purposes and aims of sustainable water resources management, problem understanding and tools identification. Part 2 recalls Time Series Analysis and Linear Stochastic Models. An introduction to Nonlinear Time Series Analysis and related techniques will then be made in order to broaden the vision of how determinism and stochasticity might sign hydrological and geophysical variables. Part 3 deals with the optimal allocation of water resources and introduces to several tools traditionally used in WRM, such as linear and dynamic programming. Special attention will be devoted to optimization (deterministic and stochastic) and compared to simulation techniques as design methods for allocation of water resources in complex and competitive systems, with focus on sustainability and stakeholders needs. Part 4 will introduce to basic indexes used in economical and reliability analyses, and will focus on multicriteria analysis methods as a tool to assess the reliability of water systems in relation to design alternatives. | |||||
Skript | A copy of the lecture handouts will be available on the webpage of the course. Complementary documentation in the form of scientific and technical articles, as well as excerpts from books will be also made available. | |||||
Literatur | A number of book chapters and paper articles will be listed and suggested to read. They will also be part of discussion during the oral examination. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Suggested relevant courses: Hydrologie I (or a similar content course) and Wasserhaushalt (Teil "Wasserwirtschaft", 4. Sem. UmweltIng., or a similar content course) for those students not belonging to Environmental Engineering. | |||||
Voraussetzungen Die Formulierung der Voraussetzungen sind Teil der Zulassung zum Masterstudium. Sie werden durch die Zulassungsstelle informiert, welche Kurse aus dem Bereich «Voraussetzungen» Sie nacharbeiten müssen. Diese Kurse sind als Wahlfächer dem Masterstudium anrechenbar. | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
701-0412-00L | Klimasysteme | W | 3 KP | 2G | R. Knutti | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Die wichtigsten physikalischen Komponenten des Klimasystems und deren Wechselwirkungen werden eingeführt. Vor dem Hintergrund der Klimageschichte - und variabilität werden die Mechanismen des anthropogenen Klimawandels analysiert. Absolvierende des Kurses sind in der Lage, einfache Problemstellungen aus dem Bereich der Klimasysteme zu identifizieren und erläutern. | |||||
Lernziel | Studierende können: - die wichtigsten physikalischen Komponenten des goblaben Klimasystems beschreiben und ihre Wechselwirkungen skizzieren. - die Mechanismen des anthropogenen Klimawandels erklären. einfache Problemstellungen aus dem Bereich der Klimasysteme identifizieren und erläutern. | |||||
Skript | Kopien der Folien werden elektronisch zur Verfuegung gestellt. | |||||
Literatur | Eine vollständige Literaturliste wird abgegeben. Insbesondere empfohlen sind: - Hartmann, D., 1994: Global Physical Climatology. Academic Press, London, 411 pp. - Peixoto, J.P. and A.H. Oort, 1992: Physics of Climate. American Institute of Physics, New York, 520 pp. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Dozierende: Reto Knutti, mehrere Vorträge zu Spezialthemen von anderen Dozenten Unterrichtssprache: deutsch Sprache der Folien: englisch | |||||
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Ergänzung in Physikalische Glaziologie | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
651-1504-00L | Snowcover: Physics and Modelling | W | 4 KP | 3G | M. Schneebeli, H. Löwe | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Snow 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. | |||||
Lernziel | The 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. | |||||
Inhalt | The 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. A short presentation by the student in one of the tutorials is a pre-requisite to pass the course. Topics for the presentations will be offered in the first week of the semester. A good performance in the presentations will be counted as a bonus on the grade for the written exam. First practical experience with modern methods measuring snow properties can be acquired in a voluntary field excursion. | |||||
Skript | Lecture notes and selected publications. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | We offer a voluntary field excursion to Davos on Saturday, April 2, 2016, 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. | |||||
101-0288-00L | Snow and Avalanches: Processes and Risk Management | W | 3 KP | 2G | J. Schweizer, S. L. Margreth | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Die Vorlesung behandelt Schnee- und Lawinenprozesse innerhalb eines Einzugsgebietes vom Anrissgebiet über die Sturzbahn zum Auslaufgebiet mit Blick auf das Risikomanagement von Naturgefahren. | |||||
Lernziel | - Grundlagen der Schnee- und Lawinenmechanik vermitteln - Methoden zur Modellierung von Schnee- und Lawinenprozessen aufzeigen - Wechselwirkung von Schnee- und Lawinen mit Objekten (Gebäude, Masten, Kunstbauten) und Natur (insb. Wald) darstellen - Methoden der kurz- und langfristigen Gefahrenanalyse erklären - Mögliche Schutzmassnahmen im Rahmen eines integralen Risikomanagements vorstellen - Grundlagen über Planung, Bemessung und Wirkung der verschiedenen kurz- und langfristigen Massnahmen vermitteln | |||||
Inhalt | Übersicht über Schnee- und Lawinenprozesse im Einzugsgebiet; Schneeniederschlag, Schneelasten, Extremwertstatistik; Schneeeigenschaften; Schneedecke; Interaktion Schneedecke-Atmosphäre; Lawinenbildung; Gefahrenbeurteilung, Lawinenprognose; Lawinendynamik; Interaktion mit Objekten; Gefahrenzonierung; Schutzmassnahmen; Integrales Risikomanagement. | |||||
Literatur | Armstrong, R.L. and Brun, E. (Editors), 2008. Snow and Climate - Physical processes, surface energy exchange and modeling. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 222 pp. BUWAL/SLF, 1984. Richtlinien zur Berücksichtigung der Lawinengefahr bei raumwirksamen Tätigkeiten. EDMZ, Bern. Egli, T., 2005. Wegleitung Objektschutz gegen gravitative Naturgefahren, Vereinigung Kantonaler Feuerversicherungen (Hrsg.), Bern. Fierz, C., Armstrong, R.L., Durand , Y., Etchevers, P., Greene, E., McClung, D.M., Nishimura, K., Satyawali, P.K. and Sokratov, S.A., 2009. The International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground. HP-VII Technical Documents in Hydrology, 83. UNESCO-IHP, Paris, France, 90 pp. Furukawa, Y. and Wettlaufer, J.S., 2007. Snow and ice crystals. Physics Today, 60(12): 70-71. Margreth, S., 2007. Technische Richtlinie für den Lawinenverbau im Anbruchgebiet. Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern, WSL Eidg. Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung Davos. 134 S. McClung. D.M. and Schaerer, P. 2006. The Avalanche Handbook, 3rd ed., The Mountaineers, Seattle. Mears, A.I., 1992. Snow-avalanche hazard analysis for land-use planning and engineering. 49, Colorado Geological Survey. Schweizer, J., Bartelt, P. and van Herwijnen, A., 2015. Snow avalanches. In: W. Haeberli and C. Whiteman (Editors), Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks and Disasters. Hazards and Disaster Series. Elsevier, pp. 395-436. Schweizer, J., Jamieson, J.B. and Schneebeli, M., 2003. Snow avalanche formation. Reviews of Geophysics, 41(4): 1016, doi:10.1029/2002RG000123. Shapiro, L.H., Johnson, J.B., Sturm, M. and Blaisdell, G.L., 1997. Snow mechanics - Review of the state of knowledge and applications. Report 97-3, US Army CRREL, Hanover, NH, U.S.A. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Ganztägige Exkursion (nicht obligatorsich) nach Davos zur Vertiefung ausgewählter Themen mit Einblick in die Tätigkeit des WSL-Instituts für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (Anfang März 2016) | |||||
651-4090-00L | Quantification and Modeling of the Cryosphere: Spatial and Thermal Processes (University of Zurich) Der Kurs muss direkt an der UZH belegt werden. UZH Modulkürzel: GEO814 Beachten Sie die Einschreibungstermine an der UZH: Link | W | 3 KP | 2P | Uni-Dozierende | |
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Inhalt | Der Kurs ist sehr praktisch ausgelegt und es arbeiten in der Regel zwei Teilnehmer als Team an einem Computer. Für jede Lektion gibt es eine Informationsseite in Internet. Auf diesen Seiten sind die jeweils nötigen Information (Anleitungen, Datenzugang etc.) zugänglich. Zusätzlich sind für jede Stunde drei weitere Dinge aufgelistet: 1) Voraussetzungen, 2) Vorbereitung und 3) Prüfungsrelevanter Stoff. Unter „Voraussetzungen“ sind Begriffe und Konzepte genannt, deren Verständnis für die Stunde wichtig sind und die als (von anderen Veranstaltungen) bekannt vorausgesetzt werden. Unter „Vorbereitung“ sind z.B. Publikationen angegeben, die vor der Stunde gelesen werden sollen und Teil des Unterrichts sind. Unter „Prüfungsrelevanter Stoff“ finden Sie eine Liste der Techniken, Methoden und Konzepte, die Sie für die Prüfung beherrschen müssen. | |||||
Skript | Die Unterlagen sind auf dem Web verfügbar. Der Zugang wird in der Vorlesung bekannt gegeben. | |||||
651-1506-00L | The High-Mountain Cryosphere: Processes and Risks (University of Zurich) Der Kurs muss direkt an der UZH belegt werden. UZH Modulkürzel: GEO856 Beachten Sie die Einschreibungstermine an der UZH: Link | W | 3 KP | 2G | Uni-Dozierende | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Part I: Hazards in glacierized high-mountain regions Hazard assessments in cold high-mountain areas with respect to glaciers and permafrost. Part II: Paleoglaciology Ice-related aspects of the recent earth and climate history (Ice Age, Holocene, 20. century): reconstruction/modeling of past glaciers/ice sheets and interpretation of information from ice cores. | |||||
Lernziel | Part I: Hazards in glacierized high-mountain regions Knowledge about integrative hazard assessment techniques in high-mountain areas under conditions of climate change. Part II: Paleoglaciology Understanding of the role of glaciers and ice sheets in the climate system through time since the last Ice Age; knowledge of corresponding reconstruction techniques and of the glaciological basis for ice core interpretation. | |||||
Inhalt | Part I: Natural hazards in glacierised mountain regions - Introduction and instruction e-learning, Hazard/risk concepts - Introduction to Part II, Paleoglaciology - e-learning glacier floods and ice avalanches - Comments on glacier floods, Comments on ice avalanches, climate-induced glacier changes - Recent case studies - Application of remote sensing, Principles and applications of numerical mass movement models - Glacier-clad volcanoes - Feedbacks on exercises and test Part II: Paleoglaciology 2-day block course (Friday and Saturday) Including written test on Paleoglaciology, Subjects include: - Former glaciers/ice sheets: outlines and geometry - Former glaciers/ice sheets: flow, mass turnover, temperature, etc. - Former glaciers/ice sheets: changes in time - Ice cores: archive (embedding) characteristics - Ice cores: Information carriers, polar und alpine examples - Nuclear waste disposal and ice ages, climate change and sea level | |||||
Skript | Paleoglaciology (about 100p.) Hazards in glacierized high-mountain regions (about 100p.) available at the Geography Department, University of Zurich | |||||
Literatur | rich reference list in lecture notes | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Precondition - Getscher und Permafrost (651-4073-00) | |||||
Ergänzung in Biogeochemische Kreisläufe | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
701-1317-00L | Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate | W | 3 KP | 3G | N. Gruber, M. Vogt | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The human-induced emissions of carbon dioxide has led to atmospheric CO2 concentrations that Earth likely has no’t seen for the last 30 million years. This course aims to investigate and understand the impact of humans on Earth's biogeochemical cycles with a focus on the carbon cycle and its interaction with the physical climate system for the past, the present, and the future. | |||||
Lernziel | This course aims to investigate the nature of the interaction between biogeochemical cycles on land and in the ocean with climate and how this interaction has evolved over time and will change in the future. Students are expected to participate actively in the course, which includes the critical reading of the pertinent literature and class presentations. | |||||
Inhalt | Topics discussed include: The anthropogenic perturbation of the global carbon cycle and climate. Response of land and oceanic ecosystems to past and future global changes; Interactions between biogeochemical cycles on land and in the ocean; Biogeochemical processes controlling carbon dioxide and oxygen in the ocean and atmosphere on time-scales from a few years to a few hundred thousand years. | |||||
Skript | Sarmiento & Gruber (2006), Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics, Princeton University Press. Additional handouts will be provided as needed. see website: Link | |||||
Literatur | Sarmiento & Gruber (2006), Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics, Princeton University Press, 526pp. MacKenzie, F. T. (1999), Global biogeochemical cycles and the physical climate system, Global Change Instruction Program, UCAR, Boulder, CO, 69pp. W. H. Schlesinger (1997), Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change, Academic Press. Original literature. | |||||
Ergänzung in Globaler Wandel und Nachhaltigkeit | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
860-0012-00L | Cooperation and Conflict Over International Water Resources Hinweis: Ersetzt 701-0462-01L "The Science and Politics of International Water Management". Studierende, welche die 701-0462-01L bereits besucht haben, können hier die Kreditpunkte nicht nochmals anrechnen lassen. | W | 3 KP | 2S | B. Wehrli, T. Bernauer, J. Mertens | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course focuses on the technical, economic, and political challenges of dealing with water allocation and pollution problems in large international river basins. It examines ways and means through which such challenges are addressed, and when and why international efforts in this respect succeed or fail. This is a research seminar at the Master level. PhD students are also welcome. | |||||
Lernziel | The students get an overview of (1) causes and consequences of water scarcity and water pollution problems in large international river basins; (2) they learn concepts to assess and mitigate such water challenges, and (3) they analyze when and why international efforts in this respect succeed or fail. | |||||
Inhalt | Based on lectures and discussion of scientific papers students acquire basic knowledge on contentious issues in managing international water resources, on the determinants of cooperation and conflict over international water issues, and on ways and means of mitigating conflict and promoting cooperation. Students will then, in teams of two and coached by Profs. Bernauer and Wehrli, do research on a case of their choice (i.e. an international river basin where riparian countries are trying to find solutions to water allocation and/or water quality problems). They will write a brief paper and present their findings during a final meeting at the end of the semester. The first 4 and the last 2 dates are reserved for lectures and seminars. The students work on their case study from 22.03. to 17.05. | |||||
Skript | slides and papers will be distributed electronically | |||||
Literatur | The UN World Water Development Report 2015 provides a broad overview of the topic Link | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The course is open to Master and PhD students from any area of ETH. | |||||
751-5118-00L | Global Change Biology | W | 2 KP | 2G | H. Bugmann, N. Buchmann, L. Hörtnagl, R. Snell | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course focuses on the effects of anthropogenic climate change as well as land use and land cover change on terrestrial systems. Our current understanding of the coupled human-environmental systems will be discussed, based on observations, experiments and modeling studies. Different management options for sustainable resource use, climate mitigation and adaptation will be studied. | |||||
Lernziel | Students will understand consequences of global change at various spatial and temporal scales, be able to synthesize their knowledge in various disciplines in view of global change issues, know international and national treaties and negotiations concerning management and climate and land use/land cover change, and be able to evaluate different management options, including sustainable resource use and climate mitigation as well as adaptation options. Students will learn to present scientific information to an audience of educated laymen by preparing an executive summary and an oral presentation to answer a specific scientific question. Students will get extensive feedback from teachers and peers. Thereby, students will also learn how to give constructive feedback to peers. | |||||
Inhalt | Changes in climate and land use are major issues that students will be faced with during their working life, independently of where they will work. Thus, an advanced understanding on how global change, biogeochemistry, land use practices, politics, and society interact is critical to act responsibly and work as agricultural or environmental scientists in the future. Thus, during this course, the effects of global change (i.e., changes in climate, atmospheric chemistry as well as land use and land cover) on forest and agro-ecosystems will be presented and discussed. Effects on ecosystem structure, composition, productivity and biogeochemical cycling, but also on stability of production systems against disturbances will be addressed. Current scenarios and models for coupled human-environmental systems will be discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of different management options will be studied, including the sustainable resource use and climate mitigation as well as adaptation. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course is based on fundamental knowledge about plant ecophysiology, soil science, and ecology in general. | |||||
Ergänzung in nachhaltiger Energienutzung | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
701-0962-02L | Energietechnik und Umwelt | W | 3 KP | 2V + 1K | T. Nussbaumer | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Einführung in die Ingenieurgrundlagen von Energieumwandlungsprozessen, Rolle der Energie für Klima und Luftverschmutzung sowie thermodynamische Grundlagen der Enerigeumwandlung, Techniken zur Wärme- und Krafterzeugung, zur Energieeinsparung im Gebäude sowie Anwendungen von Solarenergie und Bioenergie. Techniken zur Schadstoffminderung und Wirkungsgradsteigerung. | |||||
Lernziel | Verständnis der physikalischen Prozesse der Energieumwandlung. Kenntnis der Anwendungen der Energietechnik sowie deren Wirkungsgrade, Umweltbelastungen und Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten als Grundlage für eine kompetente Beurteilung von Energietechniken. Kompetenz zur Beurteilung der Potenziale der erneuerbaren Enerigen und des Vergleichs verschiedener Prozessketten sowie der Anwendungen von Effizienzmassnahmen. | |||||
Inhalt | - Grundlagen der Thermodynamik für das Verständnis von Energieumwandlungsverfahren. - Ressourcen, Energiebedarf und Bedarfsentwicklung. - Ökobilanz von Energiesystemen. - Energiesparen in Gebäuden. - Techniken zur Wärme- und Krafterzeugung aus fossilen und erneuerbaren Brennstoffen. - Funktion von Verbrennungsmotor, Wärmekraftkopplung, Wärmepumpe, Wärmeübertrager, Gasturbine, Dampfturbine, Kombiprozess und Brennstoffzelle. - Verbrennungsprozessen mit Schadstoffbildung und -minderung. - Anwendung von Solarenergie und Bioenergie. | |||||
Skript | Vollständiges Skript (400 Seiten) wird als pdf bereit gestellt. Zum Kolloquium wird jede Woche eine Übung abgegeben, die in der Folgewoche mit Abgabe einer Musterlösung behandelt wird. | |||||
Literatur | - Diekmann, B.; Heinloth, K.: Energie, 2. Auflage, Teubner-Verlag Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3519130572 - Quaschning 2008, Volker: Regenerative Energiesysteme, 5. Auflage, Hanser, München 2007 - Kugeler, K; Phlippen, P.: Energietechnik, Springer1990 und Springer 1992 (2. Auflage) | |||||
227-0730-00L | Power Market II - Modeling and Strategic Positioning | W | 6 KP | 4G | D. Reichelt, G. A. Koeppel | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Optionen in der Energiewirtschaft Portfolio und Risiko Management: Hedging-Strategien und Risiko Bewertung Optimierung und Hedging von Hydrokraftwerken Bewertung von Kraftwerken mit Realoptionen Kapazitätsmärkte und Quotensysteme Komplexe Energielieferverträge mit Optionalitäten Strategische Positionierung von Energieversorgungsunternehmen | |||||
Lernziel | Die Studenten kennen die wesentlichen Derivate, die in der Elektrizitätswirtschaft zur Anwendung gelangen. Sie können Strategien zur Preisabsicherung erarbeiten bzw. bewerten. Sie verstehen die Optimierung von komplexen Wasserkraftwerksanlagen, kennen die Thematik der Kapazitätsmärkte und der Quotensysteme. Sie kennen die Grundlagen der Discounted Cash-flow (DCF) Methode sowie der Realoptionen und können sie für die Bewertung von Kraftwerken anwenden. Die Studenten können komplexe Energielieferverträge in die einzelnen Komponenten zerlegen und die Risiken identifizieren. | |||||
Inhalt | Optionen in der Energiewirtschaft: Optionsbewertung mit Binominalen Bäumen und der Black-Scholes Formel, Sensitivitäten, implizite Volatilität Portfolio und Risiko Management: Delta- und Gamma-neutrale Preisabsicherung, Vergleich und Bewertung von Hedging-Strategien, Risiko Identifikation und -bewertung (Fallbeispiel) Optimierung und Hedging von Hydrokraftwerken Bewertung von Kraftwerken, Projekten und el. Netzen mit der discounted cash-flow Methode und Anwendung von Realoptionen Strategische Positionierung: Erarbeiten von verschiedenen Fällen (mini cases) Kapazitätsmärkte und Quotensysteme Anwendungen von Derivaten: komplexe Energielieferverträge mit Optionalitäten, flexible Produkte für Stromkunden Quantifizieren des Gegenparteirisikos Marketing des Produktes "Elektrizität" | |||||
Skript | Handouts - all material in English | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | 2-tägige Exkursion, Referate von Vertretern aus der Wirtschaft |
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