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Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and

Climate Master’s programme information evening – September 2013

Aarnout van Delden

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Subject of MPOC: the climate system

Source: IPCC

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Why study meteorology and climate?

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Why study meteorology and climate?

  Curiosity, how do things work?

  interdisciplinary   fundamental and applied   theory and observation

  Societal relevance, policy, economy

  meteorology, severe storms   coastal processes, living in a delta   ice caps, sea level rise   greenhouse gases, global warming   air pollution, ozone hole

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Why study MPOC in Utrecht?

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Why study MPOC in Utrecht?

  Large expertise in important components of Earth system

  Leading research, excellent scientific reputation

  Interdisciplinary knowledge: physics, dynamics, chemistry

  Qualified and experienced teachers

  Good balance between lectures, exercise sessions and practical tasks

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IMAU Institute for Marine and

Atmospheric research Utrecht

•  ~ 40 masterstudents

•  ~ 40 PhD students and post-docs

•  10 supporting staff – secretary’s office, technical support

•  20 faculty members – professors, associate and

assistant professors

BBL-6th

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BBL-6th

new building!

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MPOC (Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and Climate)

Research master 2 years (English) ~20 students/year

Approach: Physical and chemical understanding of the climate system through:

- quantitative data interpretation - theoretical analysis - numerical modelling

Admission: Bachelor degree in Physics or MPOC related, in a broad sense,

but enough background in mathematics and physics

Start in: September or February

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MPOC (Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and Climate)

Contents:

1st year - Courses

Courses 60 ECTS 3 or 4 (22.5 or 30 ects) are compulsory

2nd year - Research

Two project courses 15 ECTS Thesis 45 ECTS

•  1 ECTS ~ 32 hrs •  60 ECTS/yr ~ 40 hr/wk

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Compulsory courses (22.5 ECTS)

Dynamical Meteorology (7.5 ECTS) period 1+2

Atmospheric composition and chemical processes (7.5 ECTS) period 1+2

Dynamical Oceanography (7.5 ECTS) period 3+4

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Optional courses (37.5 ECTS)

Ocean Waves (7.5 ECTS) 1 Ice and Climate (7.5 ECTS) 2 Current Themes in Climate Change (7.5 ECTS) 3+4 Climate and the Hydrological Cycle (7.5 ECTS) 3+4 Physics of Coastal Systems(7.5 ECTS) (next year)

Topics in Climate Science: -Wave attractors (3.75) 3+4 -Boundary Layer Meteorology (3.75) 3+4 -Physics of Remote Sensing (3.75) 3+4 -Tipping points in the Climate System (3.75) 3+4

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (7.5 ECTS) 1 (only if deficiency) Other (physics and maths) courses (max 2*7.5 ECTS)

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Period 1: September to November

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (7.5 ects) 50% Atmospheric Composition (7.5 ects) 25% Dynamical Meteorology (7.5 ects) 25% Ocean Waves (7.5 ects) 50%

Total: 150% !

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Period 2: November to January

Ice and Climate (7.5 ects) 50% Atmospheric Composition (7.5 ects) 25% Dynamical Meteorology (7.5 ects) 25%

Total: 100% !

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Period 3 & 4; February to June

Current Themes Climate Change (7.5 ects) 25% Boundary layers (3.75 ects) 12.5% Wave Attractors (3.75 ects) 12.5% Climate & the Hydrological Cycle (7.5 ects) 25% Remote Sensing (3.75 ects) 12.5% Dynamical Oeanography (7.5 ects) 25%

Total: 112.5%

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Research Part

Period 1 Simulation of Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate (7.5 ECTS) Making, Analyzing and Interpreting of Observations (7.5 ECTS)

Period 2, 3, 4 Research project (45 ECTS)

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Five Research Themes IMAU (see: www.imau.nl)

Atmospheric Dynamics and Boundary Layers

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Ice and Climate

Oceans and Climate

Physics of Coastal systems

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Career perspective

About 50% of the students proceed to a PhD program 30-40% at IMAU 60-70% outside (NL, abroad)

Prospective of employment excellent at present

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http://www.imau.nl/

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http://www.uu.nl/master (see MPOC) http://www.uu.nl/university/international-students/EN/meteorology/Pages/careerprospects.aspx

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http://news.imau.nl/

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For more information, contact:

Aarnout van Delden (study advisor MPOC)

a.j.vandelden@uu.nl 030 – 2533168

This presentation can be downloaded from http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~delde102/StudyAdvice_MPOC-master.htm