University of Toronto Mississauga
GGR317H5
The Cryosphere: Canada's Frozen Environments
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35% final
From the 2025 syllabus. 7 graded components.
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Official source · University of Toronto MississaugaSnow and ice dominate the Canadian landscape. There is virtually no area in Canada that escapes the influence of snow and ice. We skate on frozen ponds, ski down snow covered mountains, drive through snow blizzards and watch how ice jams in rivers cause rivers to swell and floods to occur. The duration and the thickness of snow and ice increase rapidly northwards, and glaciers are found in mountainous areas and in large parts of the Arctic region. Given that snow and ice impact heavily on the Canadian way of life, this course seeks to understand the dynamics of snow and ice in a hydrological context. This course will examine snow properties, snow cover distribution, glacier hydrology, melt runoff, and ice in its many forms (lake ice, river ice, sea ice, and ground ice). This course will also examine some of the recent observed changes occurring in the cryosphere regions of Canada. This course includes an off campus field trip. This course fulfills 2 field days.
- Contact hours
- 24 lecture · 12 practical
- Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.
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| Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours | University of Toronto Mississauga | 2026-07-25 | public fact |
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| 2 archived documents, 2023-2025 | Pyko archive | 2026-07-25 | index only |
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