Z0075 Meteorological instruments and measurements

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z0076 Meteorology and climatology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lecture is focused on meteorological and climatological measurements which are required to obtain quantitative information about the atmosphere. For students, it gives knowledge of all fundamental methods and instruments used in the network of CHMI stations. A special attention is devoted to microclimatic measurements and techniques.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course student should be able to: 1) communicate the recent trends in research and methods of meteorology and climatology, 2) apply the selected research methods and measurement techniques to investigate atmosphere and climatic conditions on Earth.
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, calibration
  • Aerological measurements - aims and network of stations, basic principles of radiosonds, contemporary radiosonds, surface equipment, processing of aerological ascent
Literature
  • BROCK, Fred V. and Scott J. RICHARDSON. Meteorological measurement systems. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, xi, 290. ISBN 0195134516. info
  • HOUGHTON, John Theodore. The physics of atmospheres. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xv, 320 s. ISBN 0-521-80456-6. info
Teaching methods
The basic teaching method is lecturing. Part of the course are seminar works of students on various topics in the field of meteorological measurements and observations and following data analysis.
Assessment methods
A necessary condition for granting of the credit is an active participation in seminars, field excursions, preparation and submission of all protocols and thematic projects. The examination has both written and oral form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2002, Autumn 2005, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, autumn 2017, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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