Course: Environmental climatology for teachers

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Course title Environmental climatology for teachers
Course code KPŘ/MEKUČ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
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.
  • Ševčíková Olga, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course deals with following issues: meteorology and climatology as science and their importance in the study of geography; satellite meteorology and climatology; world meteorological organization; total climatic system; distance methods of meteorological measurement and observation; climatic categories; atmosphere (ozone in atmosphere, greenhouse effect); solar radiation in atmosphere and at active surface; temperature regime of atmosphere; function of water in atmosphere, air pressure, air flow as physical phenomenon, system of atmospheric circulation, air masses, fundamentals of synoptic meteorology and weather forecast, climate of the Earth and its development, topoclimate, climate of towns, climatic classifications, typology of synoptic situation, climatic oscillations and climatic changes, atmosphere as a component of environment - air conservation, climate and man, phenology; climatic information system, basic meteorological tools, processing of basic climatologic characteristics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Meteorology and Climatology as a discipline and its importance in the study of geography, satellite meteorology and climatology; World Meteorological Organization, the full climate system; distance methods of meteorological measurements and observations; category climate Earth's atmosphere (ozone in the atmosphere, the greenhouse effect), solar radiation Earth's atmosphere and on the active surface of the thermal regime of the atmosphere and the role of water in the atmosphere, air pressure, air flow as a physical phenomenon; atmosphere circulation systems, air masses, basic synoptic meteorology and weather forecasting, climate of the Earth and its evolution; topoklima, climate cities; classification of climate, weather typing situations, climate fluctuations and climate change; atmosphere as a component of the environment - air, climate and man, phenology, climate information system, basic meteorological instruments; processing of basic climatological characteristics.
Explanation of basic linkages between meteorology climatology and environment, intensification of active knowledges.
Prerequisites
Knowledge within the scope of compulsory subjects that precede this subject in the study plan.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Minimum 60 % of points in written test
Recommended literature
  • Petr, F. (1929). Olejomalba a enkaustika. Praha: Peometheus.


Study plans that include the course
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