PřF:B5090 Bioclimatology - Course Information

B5090 Bioclimatology

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Božena Koubková, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc.

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

• Ecotoxicology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Biology - Museology (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Botany)
• Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Zoology)
• General Biology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
• General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI)

Course objectives

This discipline gives an idea about meteorological and climatological phenomena and processes in the atmosphere. The aim is obtaining of the komplex idea about a climatic system, climate-forming factors and processes, what influence Earth climate types, climate variability and change. A special attention is devoted to impacts of anthropogenic factor on the climatic system.

Syllabus

• 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

Literature

• BARRY, Roger G. and Richard J. CHORLEY. Atmosphere, weather and climate. 7th ed. London: Routledge, 1998, 409 s. ISBN 0415160200. info
• NETOPIL, Rostislav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL and Jaromír DEMEK. Fyzická geografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 272 s. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Studenti absolvují přednášku v rámci předmětu Z0076 (Meteorologie a klimatologie), cvičení je v rozvrhu uvedeno samostatně. Zkoušku vykonají u prof. Proška.

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