Module: Energy and Water Regime at the Land Surface (3103-500)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Thilo Streck (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Earth System Science (Master, since 01.10.2013)
  2. Semester, compulsory
• Biobased Products and Bioenergy (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  2. Semester, semi-elective
• Earth and Climate System Science (Master, since 01.10.2017)
  2. Semester, compulsory
• Biobased Products and Bioenergy (Master, since 01.04.2019)
  2. Semester, elective
• Biobased Products and Bioenergy (Master, since 01.10.2019)
  2. Semester, elective

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Students should have completed the module Physics of the Earth System and the module Biology of the Earth System and Biodiversity.

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every summer semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Module examination:

written

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

56 h presence + 112 h preparation at home= 168 h workload

Professional competences:

This interdisciplinary module gives insight into the fundamental properties of and processes at the land surface. This lays the foundation for successfully dealing with numerous problems from the local over the regional to the global scale. After completion of the module, the students have good knowledge of the basic processes in the soil-plant-atmosphere system, which control the water and energy exchange at the land surface, and their representation through the most important governing equations.

Key competences:

Students learn to integrate new information with knowledge from the prior modules Physics and Biology of the Earth System. They learn how to apply problem solving strategies independently and in a different situation.

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