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Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and

Climate Master’s programme information – October 2013

Aarnout van Delden Jan-Willem Meijerink

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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 modeling

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

sense; enough background in mathematics and physics

Start in: September or February (September is recommended)

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Subject of MPOC: the climate system

Source: IPCC

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Why study meteorology and climate?

  Curiosity

  Interdisciplinary   Application of physics, chemistry and mathematics   Theory and observation

  Societal relevance, policy, economy

  Global warming   Ozone hole   Sea level rise   Severe storms   Storm surges

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Why study MPOC in Utrecht?

  Unique (in Europe)

  Excellent scientific reputation

  Interdisciplinary: physics, chemistry, maths, earth sciences

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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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MPOC (Meteorology, Physical Oceanography and Climate)

Contents:

1st year - Courses

Courses 60 ECTS 3 (22.5 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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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)

possibility to do this research at KNMI, NIOZ or abroad

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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)

About 10% are employed as a weather forecaster

Possibilities in applied research institutes, IT…

Prospective of employment excellent at present

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http://www.imau.nl/

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http://www.uu.nl/university/international-students/EN/meteorology/Pages/default.aspx 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: http://www.uu.nl/university/international-students/EN/meteorology/Pages/default.aspx

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