PřF:Z0076 Meteorology and climatology - Course Information
Z0076 Meteorology and climatology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Dolák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:50 Z3,02045
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- KREDITY_MIN ( 30 ) || PROGRAM ( D - GR4 ) || PROGRAM ( KOS )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Applied Geography and Geoinformatics (programme PřF, B-AG)
- Applied Geography and Geoinformatics (programme PřF, B-AG, specialization Geoinformatics and Regional Development)
- Applied Geography and Geoinformatics (programme PřF, B-AG, specialization Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development)
- Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Physical Geography (programme PřF, D-GR4)
- Geographical Cartography and Geoinformatics (programme PřF, B-GK)
- Geography and Cartography with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Geography and Cartography with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Geography and Cartography with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
- Geography and Cartography with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Geography and Cartography with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-IO)
- Geography and Cartography with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Geography (programme PřF, B-GK, specialization Physical Geography)
- Geography (programme PřF, B-GK, specialization Human Geography)
- Geoinformatics and Regional Development (programme PřF, B-AG)
- Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development (programme PřF, B-AG)
- Cartography, Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (programme PřF, D-GR4)
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Science (programme CST, KOS)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Ekotoxikology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- Regional Geography and Regional Planning (programme PřF, D-GR4)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Ecotoxicology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Experimental Biology of Plants)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Experimental Biology of Animals and Immunology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Experimentální biologie rostlin)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Botany)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Zoology)
- Zoology (programme PřF, N-EB)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to: explain meteorological and climatological phenomena and processes which take place in the atmosphere; understand the problem of the weather forecast; learn the way of obtaining of meteorological information; learn climatological regularities; reflect the complex information about mechanism of the climate system, climate-forcing factors and processes for the study of the landscape evolution; explain knowledge about Earth climate types, climate variability and change; delineate influence of the anthropogenic factor on the climate system; learn the latest basic knowledge of the IPCC about climate change.
- Syllabus
- Lecture: 1. Meteorology and climatology as sciences 2. Atmosphere and its features 3. Basic meteorological elements and their climatological characteristics I 4. Basic meteorological elements and their climatological characteristics II 5. Basic meteorological elements and their climatological cahracteristics III 6. General atmospheric circulation I 7. General atmospheric circulation II 8. Different sources of meteorological data and information 9. Weather forecast 10. Basic climate-forming factors 11. Climate models 12. Climate change 13. Climate scenarios 14. Impacts of climate change Seminar: 1. Excursion to CHMI Brno 2.-3. Climatography of the selected region 4. Temperature and precipitation indices 5. Basic elaboration of climatological data by software AnClim - introduction 6.-11. Meteorological measurements and observations 12.-13. IPCC 2007 - summary of working groups I, II
- Literature
- required literature
- Barry, Roger Graham - Chorley, Richard J. Atmosphere, weather and climate. 9th ed. London : Routledge, 2009. xvi, 536 s. ISBN 0-415-46570-2.
- BARRY, Roger G. and Richard J. CHORLEY. Atmosphere, weather and climate. 8th ed. London: Routledge, 2003, xvi, 421. ISBN 0415271703. info
- IPCC 2007. Závěry pracovních skupin I a II - shrnutí pro politické představitele.
- Teaching methods
- theoretical preparation (lectures), written report of climatography of selected region, calculation of temperature and precipitation indices, practices with meteorological instruments, excursion to CHMI Brno (weather forecast), study of selected IPCC materials
- Assessment methods
- Conditions to obtain credit: 1) participation in class excercises (absence has to be excused in the Information System - IS) 2) preparation of the seminar work according to instructions of excercises leader (at least 18 points from 30) 3) preparation of excercises work according to instructions of excercises leader (at least 9 points from 15) 4) successful results in the test from meteorological instruments and observations (at least 18 points from 30). In case that any part in the above points 2-4) is not fulfilled, credit is not obtained. Examination: oral or written form, number of obtained points in class excercises is taken in consideration.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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