GEOG 30222 MGU Some Glaciers Surge and Substantially Advances Essay

Choose one of the following titles for your Summative II Review.
Titles are broad to allow you flexibility and individuality in your approach, but you must
still address the title:
-Could we lose the Greenland Ice Sheet?
-Instability and ice sheet change
-Remaining uncertainties in future sea-level projections
-The importance of satellite data in cryosphere research
-Exposure dating and glacial history
-Why do some glaciers surge?
Remember that your review should provide a detailed overview of up-to-date scientific
research, knowledge and debate. You are expected to research your review in detail and
present it for a specialist scientific audience. See the ‘Assessments’ page for full details
of the assignment expectations.
Write an article in the style of a Science or Nature ‘Review’.
Aim: This piece of work should present a detailed review of the current scientific
research, knowledge and debate on a particular topic of cryosphere research for a
specialist scientific audience. The review should be up-to-date, consult a broad range of
scientific literature and consider research looking at past, present and future change.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
Experience in researching and writing a detailed scientific review.
An understanding of the broad range of literature and debate associated with a single
topic is cryosphere research.
An appreciation of how to establish a literature review that broadly covers all aspects of
an area of cryosphere science.
Instructions: