Course Details
Climatology
Academic Year 2023/24
BSB008 course is part of 1 study plan
BPC-SI / V Winter Semester 4th year
The Climatology course aims to introduce the basic knowledge in Meteorology and Climatology for students. Students will gradually learn the main meteorological data measures, how the measurements and data processing looks like. They will find out, the atmosphere structure and physical process in the atmosphere. In climatology the course will focus on climate change definition, atmospheric circulation, greenhouse effect, global, European and regional climate classification and in the end the climate change and applications of climate change into water management problems will be expressed.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
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.
Basic knowledge of measurement and processing of selected meteorological data
Basic knowledge of climatology, aimed at climate of CR and climate changees.
Knowledge
Student gains overview of main meteorological quantities,
basic knowledge of measurement and processing of selected meteorological data and basic knowledge of climatology.
basic knowledge of measurement and processing of selected meteorological data and basic knowledge of climatology.
Syllabus
- Introduction to meteorology and climatology.
- Measurement in meteorology and climatology.
- Earth atmosphere – basic structure, composition of the atmosphere, stratification.
- Solar radiation.
- Air pressure and temperature mode of the atmosphere.
- Water in atmosphere – humidity and condensation.
- Lecture of expert, excursion.
- Introduction to climatology.
- Climate change – past, present, future.
- Climate change – basic definition, facts, problems, IPCC.
- Climate change – regional climate downscaling.
- Lecture of expert, excursion.
- Climate change – connection to hydrology, water management and climate change.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, hydrology, geography. Extended knowledge of MS Excel.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
5 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
- Introduction to meteorology and climatology.
- Measurement in meteorology and climatology.
- Earth atmosphere – basic structure, composition of the atmosphere, stratification.
- Solar radiation.
- Air pressure and temperature mode of the atmosphere.
- Water in atmosphere – humidity and condensation.
- Lecture of expert, excursion.
- Introduction to climatology.
- Climate change – past, present, future.
- Climate change – basic definition, facts, problems, IPCC.
- Climate change – regional climate downscaling.
- Lecture of expert, excursion.
- Climate change – connection to hydrology, water management and climate change.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
- Water drop drops and presentation themes list.
- Calculation of relation between intensity of sun radiation and mean temperature.
- Statistical evaluation of air temperature in given month.
- Main windy direction evaluation in given month.
- Prediction of daily air temperature using Neural Network (data preparing and NN testing).
- Prediction of daily air temperature using Neural Network (verification and prediction).
- Relation between daily air temperatures and humidity.
- Calculation of average monthly water evaporation and potential monthly evapotranspiration.
- Comparison of water outflows, evaporation and air temperatures for selected river basins in climate change.
- Reservoir water management analysis with out any climate change considiration.
- Reservoir water management analysis due to climate change.
- Presantations.
- Control of elaborates, test.