After completing the module students will be able to:
- Identify open issues in the processing and/or interpretation of Earth system data records based on the outcomes of the lab
project and design a development roadmap to address them.
- Present analyses, interpretations and conclusions, as well as ethical implications, of the Lab and Fieldwork projects in a clear
and convincing manner, both orally and written.
Theory/Lab (module specific):
- Explain which techniques are needed to measure or model specific geophysical parameters governing the processes relevant to
a societal challenge.
- Evaluate the temporal and spatial requirements for measurements or models to monitor and predict these processes.
- Combine and analyse data records to understand processes and their relationships on relevant scales
- Distinguish the different sources of uncertainty in observational and in model data.
- Analyse the skills and errors of a model by comparing with observations.
- Evaluate the sensitivity of geophysical models to key parameters and boundary conditions.
- Analyse, visualize and interpret and present findings in a clear and convincing manner.
Fieldwork:
- Plan and design a field campaign that is appropriate for the physical process to be measured.
- Collect data in the field using different measurement techniques.
- Explain and quantify the error sources associated with the field measurements.
- Process and analyse the data collected in the field to give meaningful constraints on the physical process.
- Effectively communicate with peers, assessors and clients.
- Contribute to a project as a team player and to the overall project management.
