Ze0108 The Atmosphere and Hydrosphere of the Earth

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jiří Jakubínský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable
each even Tuesday 12:00–13:50 učebna 30
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Ze0108/01: each even Tuesday 16:00–17:50 učebna 41, J. Jakubínský
Ze0108/02: each even Tuesday 18:00–19:50 učebna 41, J. Jakubínský
Ze0108/03: each even Tuesday 14:00–15:50 učebna 41, J. Jakubínský
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is designed as a basic course for students, which aims to introduce the students in the form of frontal education into basic terminology and facts from climatology, meteorology and hydrology. Students will acquire a comprehensive overview of atmospheric and hydrosphere properties to understand the processes of mass and energy transport. The links between the elements of both geospheres are emphasized, the content and meaning of key concepts are discussed. In meteorology, the emphasis is placed on the understanding of atmospheric motion mechanisms that influence weather patterns. Climatology focuses on the classification of the climate, its changes in the past and the ongoing changes. The teaching of hydrology is oriented to the classification of water objects, dynamic processes and the role of water in the landscape. Learning outcomes will help students formulate attractive lessons in their future workplaces and present them as important knowledge for the needs of everyday life. The lessons will be in the form of regular weekly lectures in the form of lectures, which will be complemented by a practically oriented seminar related to the search for data on climate and waters of interest regions and their purposeful evaluation.
Learning outcomes
After the course the student will be able to: • Use the basic concepts of meteorology, climatology and hydrology. • Describe the main static and dynamic properties of the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and to assess their importance for human society. • Explain the planetary circulation of air and water. • Explain the principles of water flow patterns and classify water objects. • Work with a synoptic, climatic and water management map. • Transform expertise in meteorology, climatology and hydrogeology into attractive lessons demonstrating the practical use of knowledge in everyday life.
Syllabus
  • • 1. Meteorology, climatology and hydrology as auxiliary geography sciences. • 2. Meteorological and climatic elements. • 3. Dynamics of the atmosphere. Climate classification. • 4. Hydrosphere characteristics • 5. Water objects of the world.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 6. NETOPIL, Rostislav, BRÁZDIL, Rudolf, DEMEK, Jaromír. Fyzická geografie. D. 1. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984. 272 s.,
  • STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2006, xxv, 728. ISBN 047167950X. info
  • KOPÁČEK, Jaroslav and Jan BEDNÁŘ. Jak vzniká počasí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005, 226 s. ISBN 8024610027. info
  • CHÁBERA, Stanislav and Roman KÖSSL. Základy fyzické geografie : (přehled hydrogeografie). 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 1999, 159 s. ISBN 8070403489. 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
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf. Nové aspekty současného globálního oteplování (New aspects of the present global warming). Sborník ČGS. Praha: ČGS, 1994, vol. 99, No 3, p. 215-219. ISSN 0231-5300. info
  • KUKAL, Zdeněk. Základy oceánografie. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1990, 590 s. ISBN 8020003134. info
    not specified
  • THURMAN, Harold V. and Alan P. TRUJILLO. Oceánografie : [tajemný svět moří a oceánů]. Translated by Adam Petrusek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 2005, viii, 479. ISBN 8025103536. info
  • VYSOUDIL, Miroslav. Meteorologie a klimatologie pro geografy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství University Palackého, 1997, 232 s. ISBN 8070677732. info
Teaching methods
explanation
Assessment methods
exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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