ZX601 Urban climatology

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be able to understand fundamental terms on urban climatology and to recognize main factors controlling urban climate. He/she would be able to define main data sources needed for urban climate description and methods for analysis (special purpose in situ measurements, mobile measurements, remote sensing data). Students would be able to apply several methods for estimation of the Urban Heat Island Intensity. He/she should orient in different approaches to mitigate negative effects of UHI or how to adapt.
Learning outcomes
Completing the course students will be able:
- to identify main factors controlling urban climate
- to apply various methods used for Urban Heat Islansd Intensity estimate
- to understand main features of spatial and temporal variability of climate in urban environment - to understand the concept of urban climate modelling and the concept of local climate zones - to choose appropriate approaches to mitigate negative effects of recent climate change in the urban environment and to design siutable adaptation strategies
Syllabus
  • 1. Motivation to study urban climates, historical overview
  • 2. Main factors controlling urban climate (UC), UC scales, layers, energy balance
  • 3. The climate of Brno as an example (data, methods, main outcomes)
  • 4. Urban heat Island (UHI), UHI types, atmospheric UHI, UHI intensity
  • 5. Urban Remote Sensing, surface UHI
  • 6. Precipitation in urban areas
  • 7. Spatio-temporal variability of other meteorological elements in urban areas
  • 8. Local climate zones
  • 9. Urban Climate Modelling
  • 10. Urban adaptation to climate change
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Grimmond, S. (2006): Progress in measuring and observing the urban atmosphere. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 84:1–2:3–22.
  • Arnfield, A. J. (2003): Two decades of urban climate research: a review of turbulence, exchanges
  • DOBROVOLNÝ, Petr, Ladislava ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Rudolf BRÁZDIL, Lukáš KRAHULA, Pavel ZAHRADNÍČEK, Miloslav HRADIL, Marie DOLEŽELOVÁ, Milan ŠÁLEK, Petr ŠTĚPÁNEK, Jaroslav ROŽNOVSKÝ, Hubert VALÁŠEK, Karel KIRCHNER and Jaromír KOLEJKA. Klima Brna. Víceúrovňová analýza městského klimatu. (The Climate of Brno. Multilevel Analysis of Urban Climate.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 200 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6029-6. info
  • Urban remote sensing : monitoring, synthesis and modeling in the urban environment. Edited by Xiaojun Yang. 1st ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xx, 388. ISBN 9780470749586. info
  • Urban ecology : an international perspective on the interaction between humans and nature. Edited by John M. Marzluff. New York, N.Y.: Springer, 2008, xxv, 807. ISBN 9780387734118. info
    not specified
  • Oke, T. R. (2006): Towards better scienti􀄕c communication in urban climate. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 84:1–3:179–190.
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussions
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: reading course.
General note: pouze pro zahraniční studenty (Erasmus plus).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2021, recent)
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