Climatologie et glaciologie

Climatology: Climate of the Earth, atmosphere dynamics and thermodynamics, climate zones

Glaciology: Glacier dynamics and thermodynamics, Glacier mass balance, interaction of glaciers and ice sheets with the climate, glacial erosion and deposition, periglacial processes

Basic knowledge on climatology and atmosphere dynamics, dynamics of glaciers, glaciers in the climate system, glacial erosion.

Lectures (theory) and laboratory excercises

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

• BELTRANDO, G., 2011, Les climats: processus, variabilité et risques. Coll. U. Armand Colin.

• BENNETT, M.R. and N.F. GLASSER, 2009, Glacial geology: Ice sheets and landforms, Wiley-Blackwell

• COQUE R., 1993, Géomorphologie, Coll. U. Armand Colin

• DELMAS, R. et al. ,2007, Atmosphère, océan et climat. Belin. Paris

• INNESS, P, 2010. Understand the weather. Teach Yourself. McGraw-Hill

• MARSHALL, S. 2012. The Cryosphere, Princeton Primers in Climate. Princeton University Press

• OERLEMANS, J. (2008) Minimal Glacier Models. Utrecht Publishing and Archiving Services. Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht (disponible en ligne à http ://www.phys.uu.nl/oerlemans/)

• RANDALL, D. (2012) Atmosphere, Clouds and Climate. Princeton Primers in Climate. Princeton University

• VAN DER VEEN (2013) Fundamentals of Glacier dynamics. Second edition. CRC Press Press

cours en ligne:

Goosse H., P.Y. Barriat, W. Lefebvre, M.F. Loutre and V. Zunz: Introduction to Climate Dynamics and Climate Modeling: http://www.climate.be/textbook

Contacts

Prof. Frank PATTYN Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Faculte des Sciences, CP 160/03 UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES 50, avenue F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 BRUXELLES Téléphone: 02 650 28 46 Télécopie: 02 650 22 26 Courriel : fpattyn@ulb.ac.be

Method(s) of evaluation

• Oral examination

Oral examination

Oral exam

Language(s) of evaluation

• french