Overview

This unit will provide you with the ability to solve a wide-ranging set of common problems in environmental and climate science. Through practical problem solving it will introduce quantitative methods and techniques used in environmental and climate science to analyse data, to build scientific models and to visualise key results. … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S1-FF-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Ruth Reef

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Ruth Reef

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Describe the basic methods for data analysis and scientific modelling of environmental and climate science.

2.

Perform statistical analyses of environmental and climate data sets with numerical methods and visualise results using common tools, such as studio.

3.

Analyse simple models in terms of sensitivities, quantitative and qualitative relationships.

4.

Build simple quantitative models based on theoretical knowledge or statistical data analysis.

5.

Communicate clearly the key concepts covered in the unit, both verbally and in written form.

Assessment summary

Practicals, quizzes, assignments or presentations: 50%

Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 50%

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Atmospheric science
Earth science
Environmental science
Geographical science
Human geography