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| ASTR0209-1 | Geophysics of space and global changes | |||||
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Claude Gérard | |||||
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| Course contents : | The course includes three main themes: - Description and origin of the geomagnetic field, charged particles motion in the geomagnetic field, magnetosphere, polar aurora, radiation belts - biogeochemical cycles, application to the carbon global cycle, CO2 levels and climatic changes - atmospheric evolution: observational data, oxygen, ozone, and biological evolution, paleoclimates | |||||
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| Course objective : | Introduction to the description of the Earth's magnetic environment and to the concept of biogeochemical cycle modelling. | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | Classical notions in general physics, atomic and molecular physics. Part A of the course is NOT a prerequisit | |||||
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| Workshops : | Guided applications: problem solving Personal research on a topic to be agreed | |||||
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| Organization : | 15 ex-cathedra lectures (2 hours each) and presentations by students of a scientific paper on one of the lectures'topic, 2nd quadrimester. Practical training and exercises: 2 sets of exercise solving and personal work on a topic related to the lectures | |||||
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| Written notes : | - notes on geomagnetism, charged particle motion and planetary evolution - recommended textbooks: review papers and book chapters | |||||
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| Assessment : | - oral examination | |||||
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| Contacts : | J.C. Gérard et l'assistant responsable des exercices Laboratoire de Physique Atmosphérique et Planétaire - Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique - Bât. B5C 17, allée du 6 Août - 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) - Tél : 04/366.97.75 / E-mail : JC.Gerard@ulg.ac.be | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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