Sea Ice

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course is an advanced undergraduate course that will provide an overview of the physics of sea ice, notably those aspects which relate importantly to oceanography. Topics will include polar oceanography; sea ice composition, growth, mechanics and dynamics; ice features including polynyas, leads, the marginal ice zone, and landfast ice; spatio-temporal variability and trends in sea ice; observing and modelling sea ice; Indigenous perspectives on sea ice; and biogeochemistry of sea ice. CALENDAR NOTES: Recommended familiarity with calculus, differential equations, and intro physical oceanography PREREQUISITES: (OCEA 3001 or OCEA 4120) and (MATH 2002 or MATH 2120), or permission of instructor EXCLUSIONS: OCEA 5360 FORMATS: Lecture