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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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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course is currently in a process of restructuring. The new version might be available during the second quarter. It is anticipated that the course name will change to "Introduction to Space Weather". Power point documents will be in english. Lectures may be given in english, depending on the audience.
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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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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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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