PřF:Z0075 Meteorological instruments

Z0075 Meteorological instruments and measurements

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Z1004 Geographical project

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Geography and Cartography (programme PřF, M-GR, specialization Climatology and Hydrology)

Syllabus

Introduction - theory of measurements and observations, precision and errors, history. Structure of meteorological service, meteorological stations and their classification. Information systems of meteorological measurements and observations. Measurements of individual meteorological elements and their characteristics - air and soil temperature, radiation fluxes (intensity and duration), evaporation, air humidity, clouds and cloudiness, precipitations, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure. For all elements is keeped similar procedure of interpretation: separation of instruments and gauges, their physical principles, accuracy, applications and working regime, calibrating. Aerological measurements - aims and network of stations, basic principles of radiosonds, contemporary radiosonds, surface equipment, processing of aerological ascent. Meteorological satellites - history and basic types of meteorological satellites, contemporary satellites and their basic working systems, processing of informations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.