10th International Baltic Earth Summer School
Posted by Dr Marcus Reckermann, International Baltic Earth Secretariat
For the tenth time, we offer an international Summer School on the beautiful island of Askö in the Swedish skerries south of Stockholm, a unique social and learning experience.
Climate of the Baltic Sea region
26 August – 2 September 2024
This school is primarily intended for master students in geosciences and associated fields.
Students will be introduced into fundamental processes of the atmosphere, ocean, sea-ice and land surface with relevance for the climate system. We will start from basic principles and equations of motion that describe the circulation and dynamics in the atmosphere, ocean and sea-ice. The available knowledge in the literature about water and energy balances will be presented. Further basic methods of the analysis and modeling of the regional climate system will be treated, including the statistical analysis of time series to identify changes in regional climate. We will explain atmospheric pressure patterns of the large-scale circulation like the North Atlantic circulation with influence on the Baltic Sea and the corresponding catchment area, as well as the functioning of the wind-driven and thermohaline circulation of the Baltic Sea.
Furthermore, the course will deal with coupled atmosphere-ocean climate models, climate change, the greenhouse gas effect and other drivers of regional climate, dynamical downscaling, and the variability of circulation and regional climate. We will also study the possible impact of climate change on the marine ecosystem including biogeochemical cycles.
With the help of teachers from several disciplines, a holistic Earth System approach will be presented although the main focus of the course is on the physical aspects of changing climate. In addition to lectures, tutorials, exercises and literature studies the course will give the students the opportunity to discuss the learned topics further during group exercises.
In cooperation with the Rostock University, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) and the Baltic Earth programme through the International Baltic Earth Secretariat at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, the students are offered a high-quality education, which is complemented by guest lecturers from the Baltic Sea states. The Summer School is hosted by Askö Laboratory of Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre.
==> Application deadline is on 1 May, 2024
Please find all relevant information as well as the application link on the IOW website:
