Z0084 Protection of atmosphere

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc.
Prerequisites
PROGRAM(N-GK) || Z0076 Meteorology and climatology
Completing of basic lessons: meteorology and climatology and lessons of microclimatology and boundary layer of atmosphere
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
Abstract
To provide a complex information about anthropogenic contamination of the atmosphere, its consequences, about diffusion processes of pollutants and about pollutants concentration forecasting by different types of sources
Key topics
Economic activity of human society and its consequences for the atmosphere (fundamental natural and anthropogenic atmospheric pollutants), their transformations in the atmosphere - primary and secundary pollutants, smogs), their influences on nature, human community and human activity. Local and glogal consequences of air pollution (climate of towns, greenhaus effect, acid rain, ozone depletion). Atmospheric impacts on pollutants (different scale of turbulent diffusion, circulation systems). Forecasts of dangerous concentrations of pollutants. Measurements of air pollutants (methods, sensors, AIM). Reduction of pollutants concentration, renovable energy sources. Computation of imissions of different sources (point, linear, area, volume).
Study resources and literature
  • MŽP ČR, ed. (1990): Životní prostředí České republiky. ACADEMIA Praha,281 s.. Šiška, F. (1980): Ochrana ovzdušia. ALFA a SNTL, Bratislava, Praha, 330 s.. VDI-Kommission Rewinhaltung der Luft, ed.(1988): Stadtklima und Luftreinhaltung. Springer-Verlag
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture and exercise
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Lecture and exercise, oral exam
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, Spring 2006, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Autumn 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2026.