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| SPAT0029-1 | Space environment
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Denis Grodent |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Introduction to the description of the Earth's magnetic environment and to the concept of biogeochemical cycle modelling. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Classical notions in general physics, atomic and molecular physics.
Part A of the course is NOT a prerequisit |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Guided applications: problem solving
Personal research on a topic to be agreed |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 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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Recommended or required readings :
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| - notes on geomagnetism, charged particle motion and planetary evolution
- recommended textbooks: review papers and book chapters |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - oral examination |
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Contacts :
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| 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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