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Marine Geoscience |
This course is an international cooperation. Involved institutions are the University of Kopenhagen (IGG, Department of Geography and Geology), the Geological Survey of Greenland and Denmark (GEUS), the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI), the University of Aarhus (Department of Earth Sciences), and the University of Hamburg (GPI, Department of Earth Sciences, Geology).
The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge about sea floor processes, marine transport processes in shallow and deep water, marine environment, georadar in coastal zones, climate links, palaeoceanography and practical experience in selected marine research methods.
The course takes place once a year in early summer (April/May/June). Course localities are the Skalling Laboratory in Ho, west Denmark, and the AWI research station on Sylt, northern Germany. The course language is english.
Contact at University of Hamburg: Dr. Sebastian Lindhorst
Course topics
| - bed load transport and bedforms |
| - suspended sediment transport |
| - introduction to the geology of Sylt and offshore area |
| - introduction to the Ho Bay area |
| - georadar and its potential for investigations in coastal areas |
| - interpretation of high resolution seismic data (sparker) |
| - geological development and environment of the Baltic Sea |
| - deep water sedimentary processes in the North Atlantic and Antarctic and their relation to climate |
| - climate change in the North Atlantic region |
| - practical marine fieldwork offshore (Sylt area, 1 day onboard research vessel) |
| - practical fieldwork Ho Bay area (1 day with rubber boat) |
| - scientific results of Galathea Expedition (NE Caribbean Leg) |
| - arctic expeditions |
Preconditions and examination
| - to be enrolled, a bachelor degree in geology, geography, biology or corresponding qualifications is required |
| - active participation during the course is required |
| - an individual report (up to 20 pages) is to be handed in after the course |
| - the report is graded accepted/not accepted with internal censorship |
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