Z8307 Bioclimatology and agrometeorology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ladislava Řezníčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ladislava Řezníčková, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Ladislava Řezníčková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:50 Z2,01032
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z8307/01: Mon 17:00–17:50 Z2,01032, L. Řezníčková
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge on meteorology, climatology and measuring systems
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on current trends and methodology used in bioclimatology, agrometeorology and forest climatology. The lecture is based on the theoretical bases and equations describing the energy and mass exchange between the atmosphere and living organisms. It is also focused on applied meteorology and climatology, which discusses the influence of meteorological elements on plants, animals and humans. Another part of the course is focused on the essential chapters in agrometeorology and agrometeorological forecasting.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course student should be able to: 1) discuss the current directions of applied research in meteorology and climatology, 2) used the selected methods to assess the influence of meteorological elements on living organisms and to analyse energy and mass flows in the selected ecosystems.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to bioclimatology • Energy and gas exchange between atmosphere, vegetation and the Earth's surface, energy and water balance of plants, forest climatology • Climate of animals, energy attributes, effects of the atmosphere on animals and their defensive mechanisms • Human bioclimate, the influence of the atmosphere on the human body, reactions, bioclimatological indices • Agrometeorology and agrometeorological forecasts • The impact of current climate change in agriculture
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ARYA, S. Pal. Introduction to micrometeorology. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001, xxv, 420. ISBN 0120593548. info
  • Principles of environmental physics. Edited by John Lennox Monteith - M. H. Unsworth. 3rd ed. Boston: Elsevier, 2008, xxi, 418 p. ISBN 9780125051033. info
  • Hydroecology and ecohydrology : past, present, and future. Edited by Paul J. Wood - David M. Hannah - J. P. Sadler. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007, xxiv, 436. ISBN 9780470010174. info
    not specified
  • ŠAMAJ, Ferdinand, Pavel PROŠEK and Zlata ČABAJOVÁ. Agrometeorológia a bioklimatológia. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 1994, 306 s. ISBN 8022307033. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, reports, demonstration of projects and expert methodology. Part of the course is an all-day field excursion to the site, which apply modern instruments and methods of microclimate investigations.
Assessment methods
During the course students will elaborate seminar works that are evaluated separately. Final examinations will be in the oral form. The final mark takes in account also the evaluation of seminar works.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2024.
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