University of Colorado Boulder - Polar Peril
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Polar Peril at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Polar Peril at Coursera Highlights
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 3 in the Arctic Meltdown Specialization
- Approx. 11 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Polar Peril at Coursera Course details
- This course takes a detailed look at the remarkable changes unfolding in the Arctic environment, including the shrinking Arctic sea ice cover, shrinking land ice, thawing permafrost and cascading impacts on Arctic ecosystems. After a review of Arctic climates of the past, attention turns to the possible future of the Arctic climate and environment.
Polar Peril at Coursera Curriculum
Visible Indicators of Change
The Changing Arctic: Course Overview
The Shrinking Sea Ice Cover
Arctic Amplification of Recent Warming
Warming and Thawing Permafrost
Coastal Erosion
Visible Indicators of Change
Shrinking Land Ice
Arctic Land Ice and Sea Level Rise
The Greenland Ice Sheet: Surface Mass Balance
The Greenland Ice Sheet: Dynamic Mass Balance
Death of the St. Patrick Bay Ice Caps
Shrinking Land Ice
Cascading Impacts of a Warming Arctic
Arctic Amplification and Mid-Latitude Weather Events
Extreme Weather Events in the Arctic
Arctic Change and Terrestrial Ecology
Arctic Change and Marine Ecology
Cascading Impacts of a Warming Arctic
Learning from the Past
Climates of the Past: The Study of Paleoclimatology
Climates of the Past: Data Sources
Climates of the Past: The Previous Million Years
Climates of the Past: The Holocene and Beyond
Learning from the Past
The Future Arctic
Climate Model Basics
Projected Arctic Temperature and Precipitation
The Fate of the Sea Ice Cover
The Permafrost Carbon Feedback
The Future Arctic
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