Course detail

Meteorology and climatology

FAST-GE56Acad. year: 2013/2014

Atmosphere, its charectiristics. Weather, climate and climate factors. Observation and measurement of basic effects. Time series in climatology, reduction of series,interpolation missing data. Processing of data. Weather forecast, synoptic map analysis, satellite meteorological systems. Mezoclimate, topoclimate and kryptoclimate. Influence of atmosphere on constructions. Climate maps and atlases.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

RNDr. Ladislav Plánka, CSc.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will manage theoretical basics of landscape sphere studies and their single components against background of ecology and environmental protection problems. They will refresh their region-geographic knowledge of single world continents and Czech republic as well in context of contemporary social and political situation.

Prerequisites

Elementary knowledge of geography and physics.

Co-requisites

Remote sensing of the Earth and atmosphere.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures with presentation, expanding presentation on Moodle LMS for repetition and self study, consultations, exercise programs with individual tasks for self study.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Seminar work (essays) to selected notions and problems of meteorology and climatology. Successful completion of term test, attendance.

Course curriculum

1. Atmosphere physics.
2. Description and measurement of effects.
3. Circulation of atmosphere.
4. Analisis of discrete climate quantities.
5. Analisis of continuou climate quantities.
6. Weather forecast processing methods.
7. Climate regionalization.
8. Influence of weather and climate on construction.
9. Global changes of climate.
10. Maps and atlases focussed on climatology.
11. Climate development in the past.
12. Weather and climate of the Czech republic.
13. Organization of meteorological services.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Improvement knowledge of meteorological and climatological effects, which can influence measuremets.

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

DVOŘÁK,Petr: Počasí takřka populárně. Cheb: Svět křídel,, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86808-57-4. (CS)
KOPÁČEK,Jaroslav a BEDNÁŘ,Jan: Jak vzniká počasí. Praha: Karolinum, UK, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1002-7. (CS)
NĚMEC,Jan a KOPP,Jan: Vodstvo a podnebí v České republice. Praha: Consult, 2009. ISBN: 978-80-903482-7-0. (CS)
SOBÍŠEK,Bořivoj a kol.: Meteorologický slovník výkladový a terminologický. Praha: Academia a MŽP, 1993. ISBN 80-85368-45-5. (CS)
VYSOUDIL,Miroslav: Meteorologie a klimatologie. Olomouc, UP, 2004. (CS)

Recommended reading

BARRY, Roger G., CHORLEY, Richard John: Atmosphere, Weather, Climate. London, New York: Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0-415-16020-0. (EN)
KLAUS, Václav: Modrá, nikoli zelená planeta. Praha: Dokořán, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7363-152-9. (CS)
ROTH, Günter D.: Encyklopedie počasí. Praha: Euromedia Group - Knižní klub, 2000. ISBN 80-242-0228-X. (CS)
TOLASZ, Radim a kol.: Atlas podnebí Česka. Olomouc: UP, 2007. ISBN 978-80-244-1626-7. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Ladislav Plánka, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Atmosphere physics.
2. Description and measurement of effects.
3. Circulation of atmosphere.
4. Analisis of discrete climate quantities.
5. Analisis of continuou climate quantities.
6. Weather forecast processing methods.
7. Climate regionalization.
8. Influence of weather and climate on construction.
9. Global changes of climate.
10. Maps and atlases focussed on climatology.
11. Climate development in the past.
12. Weather and climate of the Czech republic.
13. Organization of meteorological services.