Week 1 - Introduction to measuring the Greenland Ice Sheet
An introduction to measuring the Greenland Ice Sheet, the role of ice in the climate system, and how we can monitor an ice sheet.
Week content
- Course Introduction
- Topic 1a - Introducing the Greenland ice sheet
- Topic 1b - The role of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the climate system
- Topic 1c - The challenges of monitoring an ice sheet
- Topic 1d (part 1) - What do we know about Greenland melt? - Recent warming and feedback mechanisms
- Topic 1d (part 2) - What do we know about Greenland melt? - ELA and surface mass balance
- Topic 1e - The importance of field research and data validation (part 1) - Overview
- Topic 1e - The importance of field research and data validation (Part 2) - Instrument
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Course produced for ESA by Imperative Space
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