Master - Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
Master - Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
Master - Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie
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Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg 50<br />
Department of Physics and Astronomy<br />
Code: MVEnv3 (<strong>Master</strong> module)<br />
Course Title: Physics of Aquatic Systems<br />
Programme: Physics (<strong>Master</strong>)<br />
Type: Lecture with exercises<br />
Credit Points: 3<br />
Workload: 90 h<br />
Teaching Hours:<br />
3/week<br />
Mode:<br />
WPM<br />
Term:<br />
SS<br />
Module Parts:<br />
• Lecture on “Physics of Aquatic Systems” (2 hours/week)<br />
• Exercise with homework (1 hour/week)<br />
Module Contents:<br />
• F<strong>und</strong>amentals of physical oceanography, limnology, and hydrogeology<br />
• Heat and mass transfer between water and atmosphere<br />
• Flow and transport in surface and gro<strong>und</strong> water<br />
• Tracer methods in the hydrological cycle<br />
Objective: Advanced <strong>und</strong>erstanding of the physical processes in Aquatic Systems, the<br />
methods to study them, and their role in the Climate System<br />
Necessary/useful Knowledge: Content of MKEP4<br />
Recommended Literature: To be announced by lecturer<br />
Specialties: Exercises with homework<br />
Form of Testing and Examination: 1-hour written exam<br />
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