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ETH Zurich - D-USYS - IACETH - Education - MSc students - Electives - Physical Glaciology

Minor in Physical Glaciology

The learning goals of this minor are comprehensive knowledge on components of the cryosphere with focus on the physical background and engineering applications.

Depending on the choice of courses, different aims are given:

achieving knowledge on the physics of glaciers and numerical modelling of the thermodynamics of glaciers
basic knowledge on glaciers and snow/avalanches for engineering applications
knowledge on the role of the cryosphere in the climate system.

Course list

Autumn semester

Number	Title	Lecturer(s)
651-1581-00L	Seminar in Glaciology	A. Bauder
651-4101-00L	Physics of Glaciers I	M. Lüthi / M. Funk

Spring semester

Number	Title	Lecturer(s)
101-0288-00L	Snow and Avalanches: Processes and Risk Management	J. Schweizer / S. L. Margreth
651-1504-00L	Snowcover: Physics and Modelling	M. Lehning / M. C. Schneebeli
651-4084-00L	Physics of Glaciers II	H. G. Gudmundsson
651-4092-00L	Physics of the Ice	T. Hondoh
651-4802-00L	Numerical Models in Glaciology	H. Blatter

Contact: Dr. Erich Fischer and please visit http://www.vaw.ethz.ch/index_EN

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