| Unit name | Cryosphere 3 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOG35200 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Wadham |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
All units in Single Honours Geography Year 2B |
| Co-requisites |
Year 3B Syllabus units |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
The unit aims to give students a full understanding of the major hydrological and hydrochemical processes that prevail in glacier systems. It also aims to demonstrate the importance of glacier hydrology in regulating ice dynamics. The element covers theoretical work, on glacier hydrology and hydrochemistry, and explains how more recent field studies have tested these theoretical hypotheses on smaller valley glaciers. The unit concludes with a discussion of how hydrological and hydrochemical regimes may vary within glaciers of contrasting thermal regime and scale, and the field observations that presently underpin our knowledge. Field measurement and monitoring techniques are a major theme of the unit.
