Course detail

Meteorology and climatology

FAST-BS51Acad. year: 2012/2013

Introduction, history of meteorology
Basic meteorological quantities (atmospheric pressure, radiation, temperature of soil, water and air, humidity, evaporation, cloudiness, precipitation, atmospheric flow) and their measurement
Measurement of selected meteorological quantities at our own Meteorological Station of Faculty of Civil Engineering BUT.
Processing and evaluation of measured data
Classification of climate
European climate, climate of the CZ, climate of South Moravia
Climate change, global warming
Air pollution

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic knowledge of meteorology: main meteorological quantities, measurement and processing of selected meteorological data. Climatology focused on European climate, climate of the CR and climate change.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, hydrology, geography

Co-requisites

Measurement and evaluation of selected meteorological quantities, such as precipitation. Climatic areas, data processing.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Oral lectures with Power Point presentations. Video documents on selected topics.
Seminars - measurement and evaluation of measured data, calculations, Power Point presentations on selected topics. On-line tests from selected topics.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

For a successful finishing of the subject, student has to:
- be present in seminars,
- have presentations of selected topics from meteorology,
- work on given tasks, measurement and evaluation of meteorological data
- pass a written exam and
- hand over his presentations.

Course curriculum

1. Atmosphere of the Earth: composition, layers, attributes
2. Atmospheric pressure: units, normal pressure, attributes, measurement
3. Radiation: energy of radiation, Sun, radiation and absorbtion in atmosphere, Earth radiation, measurement
4. Temperature of the soil, water and the air: units, attributes, measurement
5. Humidity of the air: determination, units, distribution in the atmosphere
6. Evaporation and transpiration: definitions, evaporation from the soil, water and plants, measurenet and calculation, values
7. Condensation of water vapour: condensation nucleus,level, condensation on soil surface, in low layers of the atmosphere
8. Precipitations: origin and classification, intensity, measurement and evaluation
9. Cloudiness: clouds, water volume, classification
10. Atmospheric air flow: origin, classification, circulation, measurement and evaluation
11. Basic pressure formations, weather
12. Climate of the Earth, European clima, clima of ČR
13. Climate change, global warming

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Overview of main meteorological quantities
Basic knowledge of measurement and processing of selected meteorological data
Basic knowledge of climatology, aimed at climate of CR and climate changees.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KALVOVÁ, J., MOLDAN, B.: Klima a jeho změna v důsledku emisí skleníkových plynů. Vydavatelství Karolinum, 1996. (CS)
KRÁLOVÁ, H., ZVĚŘINA, Z.: Vodohospodářská meteorologie a klimatologie. CERM Brno, 2002. (CS)
Meteorologický slovník výkladový terminologický. Academia , MŽP Praha, 1998. (CS)

Recommended reading

Barry, R.G., Chorley, R.J. and Yokoi, N.J.: Atmosphere, Weather and Climate. Routledge, London, 2004. (EN)
Burroughs, W.J.: Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, 2001. (EN)
NETOPIL, R. a kol.: Fyzická geografie. SPN Praha, 1984. (CS)
Parker, S.P. (Editor): Meteorology Source Book. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1988. (EN)
ROŽNOVSKÝ, J.: Klimatologie. MZLU Brno, 1999. (CS)
Schneider, S.H. (Editor): Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. Oxford University Press, 1996. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch V , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Atmosphere of the Earth: composition, layers, attributes
2. Atmospheric pressure: units, normal pressure, attributes, measurement
3. Radiation: energy of radiation, Sun, radiation and absorption in atmosphere, Earth radiation, measurement
4. Temperature of the soil, water and the air: units, attributes, measurement
5. Humidity of the air: determination, units, distribution in the atmosphere
6. Evaporation and transpiration: definitions, evaporation from the soil, water and plants, measurement and calculation, values
7. Condensation of water vapor: condensation nucleus,level, condensation on soil surface, in low layers of the atmosphere
8. Precipitations: origin and classification, intensity, measurement and evaluation
9. Cloudiness: clouds, water volume, classification
10. Atmospheric air flow: origin, classification, circulation, measurement and evaluation
11. Basic pressure formations, weather
12. Climate of the Earth, European climate, climate of CZ
13. Climate change, global warming

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. History of Meteorological Station of Faculty of Civil Engineering, BUT. Meteorological devices. Presentation topics.
2. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and its measuring stations.
Atmosphere of the Earth: layers - graph. Videodocument: Atmosphere of the Earth. Presentation.
3. Composition of the atmosphere of the Earth. Air pollution. presentations.
4. Measurement and evaluation of atmospheric pressure. Tasks, calculations. Climate Atlas of the CR.
5. Temperature of the soil, water and the air: thermometers types, measurements evaluations (calculations, graphs).
6. Air humidity: measurement and evaluation (graphs).
7. Evaporation and transpiration: calculation methods. Presentations.
8. Precipitations: measurement and evaluation. Snow. Presentation.
9. Classification of clouds - tests on line. Atlas of clouds. Presentation.
10. Air - evaluation of measured data. Measuring devices.
11. Meteorological observations.
12. Climadiagram. Climate change - videodocument.
13. Evaluation of winter seasons. Weather proverbs.