Teacher: Prof. Dr. Scherer
The field course takes place every second year in the Abisko region of northern Sweden.
Organisation
The field course lasts a total of 15 days during the semester's lecture-free period, eleven days are spent at the Tourist Station in Katterjokk and four at the Tarfala Research Station. The course is divided thematically into an excursion and a practical training. In the excursion part, the Tarfala Research Station and the glaciers observed there will be visited. During the practical course, various meteorological parameters are measured and evaluated in the Katterjokk with the help of automatic measuring stations and the results are presented in lectures.
Participation
The course is suitable for the following courses of study at the Technical University of Berlin:
- M.Sc. Urban Ecosystem Siences
- B.Sc. / M.Sc. Ecology and Environmental Planning
Prerequisites for a successful participation in the practical course are, besides basic meteorological and climatological knowledge,
above all interest and commitment.
The status of the preparations for the current field course in northern Sweden can be found in the corresponding course on the ISIS platform.
Content
The excursion and field course addresses questions of:
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topo- and microclimatic phenomena
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experimental research methods
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Sensor technology and data acquisition systems
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Design and execution of meteorological measurements
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Data processing, evaluation and presentation
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Interpretation of the results
Looking back to previous years
Link to a list of previous field courses - many pictures included
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