PřF:G8431 Cave microclimatology - Course Information

G8431 Cave microclimatology

Extent and Intensity

1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Jiří Faimon, Dr. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrography)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Hydrogeology)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Paleontology - Geology)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Paleontology - Paleontology)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Environment)
• Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology)
• Geology - Museology (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-FY) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GK) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-CH)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-MA)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-FY)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-IO)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-MA)
• Study to Extending Teaching Qualification (programme PřF, C-CV, specialization Geology)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Geology (programme PřF, N-GE)

Course objectives

The goal of the course is to extend knowledge about cave microclimate and about its role in karst processes.

Syllabus

• Introduction - role of cave microclimatology in karst processes
  Microclimatic variables and conceptual models
  Aiflow, cave ventilation, ventilation modes, ventilation seasons
  Temperature/humidity, water condensation, condensation corrosion
  Carbon dioxide in caves and speleothem growth
  Cave radioactivity, radon geochemistry
  Light ions in cave atmosphere, aerosols, speleotherapy
  Anthropogenic impact, environmental aspects
  Paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Literature

required literature
• FAIMON, Jiří, Dana TROPPOVÁ, Vít BALDÍK and Roman NOVOTNÝ. Air circulation and its impact on microclimatic variables in the Císařská Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). International Journal of Climatology. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2012, vol. 32, No 4, p. 599-623. ISSN 0899-8418. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.2298. info
• DE FREITAS, C. R., R.N. LITTLEJOHN, T.S. CLARKSON and L.S. KRISTAMENT. CAVE CLIMATE: ASSESSMENT OF AIRFLOW AND VENTILATION. JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY. 1982, vol. 2, p. 383-397, 14 pp. info
• WIGLEY, T.M.L. and M.C. BROWN. GEOPHYSICAL APPLICA TIONS OF HEA T AND MASS TRANSFER. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company,, 1971, vol. 1, No 1, p. 300-320, 11 pp. info

Teaching methods

lecture

Assessment methods

written test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2011/2012.
The course is taught: every week.

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