I lead the program board in Meteorology and Oceanography at the Geophysical Institute, and I have been actively involved in the Educational Research School iEarth.
I have been teaching the following courses in the integrated Master (siv. ing.) programme “Geofysikk – Meteorologi og oseanografi” and in the MSc programme “Meteorology and Oceanography” at the Geophysical Institute:
GEOF328 / Mesoscale meteorology: This lecture course introduces students to the many interesting meteorological phenomena taking place on the scale in-between large-scale meteorology and micro-meteorology. Using a combination of theory and hands-on project work exploring operational weather prediction data, radar measurements, and case studies of extreme events, students explore interesting characteristics within a synoptic setting, including fronts, orographic effects, moist convection, and others.
GEOF321 / Models and methods in numerical weather and climate prediction: This is an advanced MSc/PhD level course where we attempt a both wide and deep coverage of the science of weather and climate modelling. Starting out with the details of how atmospheric models are constructed in terms of dynamics and physical processes, we cover data assimilation methods and modern forecasting paradigms, including ensemble prediction and verification methods. Students learn to use the terminology in discussions by challenging role-playing exercises. See here for a written report on how that works.
GEOF351 / Seminar in Atmospheric Science: This is a MSc/PhD level course where students will acquire in-depth knowledge on an annually changing subject through literature study and review, discussion, writing and presentation.
GEOF105 / Atmosphere and Ocean physics: This is a BSc level course where students acquire quantitative introductory knowledge about the atmosphere and ocean through lectures, laboratory experiments, assignments and programming exercises. The highlight of the course is a cruise on one of the research vessels available to the Geophysical Institute.
GEOF232 / Practical meteorology and oceanography: This is a final year BSc course where groups of students conduct small research projects centred around field work in meteorology and oceanography. The challenges of fieldwork and the reward of working with own measurement data create unique learning experiences. See here for short movie about the fieldwork in this course in 2017.