Glaciology · Earth And Environmental Sciences
An introduction to glaciology, the fundamental math and physics behind ice sheet movement, and coding ice sheet models in Matlab.
I would definitely recommend this course. It is coding heavy but Jonny is very helpful and if you're struggling with the code he will help you out, walk you through code he has written and make sure you understand what it is doing. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Spring 2021 Course: EESCGU4220_001_2021_1-GLACIOLOGY : Glaciology 2021-EESCGU4220_001_2021_1 - GLACIOLOGY Instructor: Jonathan Kingslake
I learned about the fundamental mechanics of glaciers starting with basic physical concepts. I also learned about relevant numerical modelling and data analysis skills.
I learned a decent amount about glaciology topics regarding ice flow, ice sheet structure and dynamics, etc. and learned quite a bit about modeling and numerical analysis, which I found to be super interesting and useful.
This course was very helpful for acquiring knowledge of the important concepts in glaciology and the skills to run/develop numerical models for analyzing data. The classical and latest papers, observations, modelling results, and the underlying physics mechanisms introduced in the lectures all greatly deepened my interest in glaciology. In practical sessions, I learned not only the programming skills, but also how to interpret the simulation results, which were very helpful for my research.
Theory and Technical Applications of Ice sheet dynamics, Python/JupyterLab
If they are good in python, yes. If not, no.
Before taking this course, I would recommend brushing up on Python.
accelerated material but presented in a way that is understandable. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Spring 2023 Course: EESCGU4220_001_2023_1-GLACIOLOGY : Glaciology 2023-EESCGU4220_001_2023_1 - GLACIOLOGY Instructor: Jonathan Kingslake