bk507 Meteorology and Environment

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/8. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sylva Hřebíčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sylva Hřebíčková, Ph.D.
Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Sylva Hřebíčková, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bk507/mcr_met_s: Fri 24. 10. 16:00–18:00 U224, Fri 31. 10. 18:10–19:30 U224, Fri 5. 12. 18:00–20:00 U224, S. Hřebíčková, J. Ondráček
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Meteorology, climatology, hydrology The goal of the subject is a complex characteristics of the atmosphere and hydrosphere, understanding the matter and energy transformations. The bonds between the elements of these two systems are emphasised. In meteorology, the emphasis is given on the mechanisms atmosphere movements, which influence weather forming. Climatology concentrates on the classification of the climate, its changes in the past and possible extrapolation in the future. Hydrology is partly included in meteorology teaching contents. The attention is given to spreading hydrosphere in the frame of landscape and the laws of its movements.
Syllabus
  • 1. Meteorolgy and climatology as sciences, effects creating climate, category of climate, 2. Atmosphere - chemical and physical qualities of atmospere 3. Solar radiation in the system of earth surface - atmospere 4. The temperature and dampness of air, the changes by high and time 5. Atmospheric pressure, the meassurement of pressure, barical field, barical gradient, preassure formations, wind 6. Atmospheric fronts, air masses, types and exposures of atmospheric fronts 7. The planetary circulation of atmosphere, the circulation of cirkulace tropic and nontropic latitudes 8. Weather prognosis 9. Climate classifications, Köppen and Alisov climate classification 10. The changes and vacillation of climate, reasons and presumptions of the future evolution 11. The definiton ans structure of hydrology, the resources and circulation of water on the Earth 12. The units of measurement of water outflow, the water outflow form river-basin, the shape and development of the river net 13. Regime of water states and flowages, the temperature terms and the ice phenomena of rivers 14. The sorts of the subsurface waters 15. The sorts of lakes, temperature terms and ice phenomena 16. The world ocean, physical and chemical qualities of the ocean water
Literature
  • ALLEN, P. A. Earth surface processes. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1997, xi, 404. ISBN 0632035072. info
  • DE BLIJ, Harm Jan and Peter O. MULLER. Physical geography of the global environment. 2nd ed. New York: John Willey and Sons, 1996, xviii, 599. ISBN 0471039179. info
  • NETOPIL, Rostislav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL and Jaromír DEMEK. Fyzická geografie. I a. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 272 s., [1. info
Assessment methods
attendance - student may miss only two presentation of selected issue examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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