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Course: Climate of Small Areas

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Course title Climate of Small Areas
Course code KGG/KMO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vysoudil Miroslav, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Lehnert Michal, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal is extension of practical knowledge from climatology with focus on the study of the climate of small areas.
Explain relations in meteorology and climatology, deepen active knowledge.
Prerequisites
Knowledge within the scope of compulsory subjects that precede this subject in the study plan.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Elaborating practical assignments, passing a written test.
Recommended literature
  • Bonan, G. (2002). Ecological Climatology : Concepts and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Geiger, R., Aron, R. H., Todhunter, P. (2003). The Climate Near the Ground (6th Edition). Rowman and Littlefield Publisher.
  • Oke, T. R., Mills, G., Christen, A., Voogt, J. A. (2017). Urban Climates. Cambridge University Press.
  • Prošek, P., Rein, F. (1982). Mikroklimatologie a mezní vrstva atmosféry. Praha: SPN.
  • Rosenzweig, C., Solecki, W. D., Romero-Lankao, P., Mehrotra, S., Dhakal, S., Ibrahim, S. A. (eds.). (2018). Climate Change and Cities: Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network. Cambridge University Press.
  • Středová, H. et al. (2011). Mikroklima a mezoklima měst, mikroklima porostů. Praha: ČHMÚ.
  • Vysoudil, M. (2009). Klasifikace místních klimatických efektů. Bratislava: Geografický časopis SAV, 61 (3).


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (2020) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025