Presentation

Background

Current climatic conditions have created a need in companies and research institutions for experts on climate and the environment. Reflecting this situation, the specialist Masters on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate and Spatial Observations, jointly accredited by École nationale des ponts et chaussées, Pierre et Marie Curie University, the Ecole Normale Supérieure, the Ecole Polytechnique and ENSTA, is the benchmark programme in the Paris region focusing on the understanding of climate and climate change, physical oceanography, atmospheric mechanisms and spaceborne observation methods..

Objectives

Aimed at students with a good grounding in physics and applied mathematics, the purpose of this Masters 2 programme is to present dynamic, physical and chemical processes in the atmosphere and in the ocean, and problems associated with the total climate system. This knowledge is used to tackle climate modelling and prediction. The methods of observing these environments are further explored, in particular spaceborne remote sensing techniques.

Benefits

The Masters teaching staff are leading researchers and academics. Some of them have been or are involved in the GIEC (intergovernmental panel on climate change), winner of the 2007 Nobel prize. Alongside Pierre et Marie Curie University, the École Normale Supérieure and the different ParisTech schools (École Polytechnique, ENSTA ParisTech, École nationale des ponts et chaussées) make a very significant contribution to the programme.

Openings

Students emerging from this programme may be taken on in public (Météo‐France, Ifremer, etc.) or private research, in companies in the aerospace sector (CNES, ESA, etc.), and in large companies (automotive industry, banking, insurance, energy, …) or public or private institutions wishing to employ people with expertise in the global environment and climate risk.