Z0151 Climate variability and climate change

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-GK)
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
Lecture is oriented on obtaining knowledge concerning of climate variability in the context of IPCC reports. Methods of homogenisation and statistical analyses of climatological series are presented. Climate variability and changes of climate in geological and historical times are introduced, as well in the period of instrumental records. Mechanisms of climate forcing factors as well as methods of creation of climate scenarios including possible impacts of climate change are presented.
Syllabus
  • 1. Climate variability and change 2. Quality of climatological data 3. Homogenisation of climatological series 4. Statistical analysis of climatological series I 5. Statistical analysis of climatological series II 6. Climate fluctuations in the instrumental period 7. Climate fluctuations in the historical period 8. Palaeoclimatology 9. Climatic extremes and their impacts 10. Climate-forming factors I 11. Climate-forming factors II 12. Climatic scenarios and their creation I 13. Climatic scenarios and their creation II 14. Impacts of climate change
Literature
  • Houghton, J.T. et al. (eds). Climate Change 2001. The Scientific Bases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 881 s.
  • McCarthy, J. J. et al. (Eds). Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptations, and Vulnerability. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 1050 s.
  • HOUGHTON, John Theodore. Globální oteplování : úvod do studia změn klimatu a prostředí. Praha: Academia, 1998, 228 s. ISBN 8020006362. info
  • KALVOVÁ, Jaroslava and Bedřich MOLDAN. Klima a jeho změna v důsledku emisí skleníkových plynů. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 8071843156. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.