University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks applicants for an Undergradua te Summer Field Course in High Arctic Environmental Change. The course will take place from 11 July to 6 August 2016 in Svalbard, Norway.
The fi eld-based course for undergraduate students at UNIS will investigate how cl imatic and watershed processes influence the modern glacial, fluvial, lacus trine, and periglacial systems in the high Arctic setting of western Svalba rd. During this course, students will gain experience in aspects of glaciol ogy, fluvial hydrology and sediment transport, periglacial geomorphology, p hysical limnology, and pro-glacial lacustrine sedimentation. Students will use a network of environmental monitoring instrumentation to interpret seas onal, annual, and long-term changes in the high Arctic terrestrial system. The course is taught by instructors from UNIS Arctic Geology Department and guest instructors.
Application deadline: 15 February 2016.
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