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.

Knowledge

Student gains overview of main meteorological quantities,
basic knowledge of measurement and processing of selected meteorological data and basic knowledge of climatology.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to meteorology and climatology.
  2. Measurement in meteorology and climatology.
  3. Earth atmosphere – basic structure, composition of the atmosphere, stratification.
  4. Solar radiation.
  5. Air pressure and temperature mode of the atmosphere.
  6. Water in atmosphere – humidity and condensation.
  7. Lecture of expert, excursion.
  8. Introduction to climatology.
  9. Climate change – past, present, future.
  10. Climate change – basic definition, facts, problems, IPCC.
  11. Climate change – regional climate downscaling.
  12. Lecture of expert, excursion.
  13. 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

  1. Introduction to meteorology and climatology.
  2. Measurement in meteorology and climatology.
  3. Earth atmosphere – basic structure, composition of the atmosphere, stratification.
  4. Solar radiation.
  5. Air pressure and temperature mode of the atmosphere.
  6. Water in atmosphere – humidity and condensation.
  7. Lecture of expert, excursion.
  8. Introduction to climatology.
  9. Climate change – past, present, future.
  10. Climate change – basic definition, facts, problems, IPCC.
  11. Climate change – regional climate downscaling.
  12. Lecture of expert, excursion.
  13. Climate change – connection to hydrology, water management and climate change.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  1. Water drop drops and presentation themes list.
  2. Calculation of relation between intensity of sun radiation and mean temperature.
  3. Statistical evaluation of air temperature in given month.
  4. Main windy direction evaluation in given month.
  5. Prediction of daily air temperature using Neural Network (data preparing and NN testing).
  6. Prediction of daily air temperature using Neural Network (verification and prediction).
  7. Relation between daily air temperatures and humidity.
  8. Calculation of average monthly water evaporation and potential monthly evapotranspiration.
  9. Comparison of water outflows, evaporation and air temperatures for selected river basins in climate change.
  10. Reservoir water management analysis with out any climate change considiration.
  11. Reservoir water management analysis due to climate change.
  12. Presantations.
  13. Control of elaborates, test.