PřF:Z0124 Field work-physical geography1 - Course Information
Z0124 Field work on physical geography 1
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Šulc Michalková, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- KREDITY_MIN(40)
Overall knowledge of physical geography on the basic level is required. - 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
- Physical Geography (programme PřF, B-GEK)
- Course objectives
- Field practice using basic methods and measurements in physical geography: meteorology, climatology and hydrology in particular.
- Learning outcomes
- After finishing the course student should be able to:
Apply the selected research methods in the fields of meteorology, climatology and hydrology. - Syllabus
- The polythematic field practice in a selected area is divided into the following phases:
- - reconnaissance of terrain and explanation of physical-geography phenomena;
- - individual work of students;
- - evaluation and interpretation of terrain measurements and observations, elaboration of textual, tabular and graphic outputs.
- Literature
- BROCK, Fred V. and Scott J. RICHARDSON. Meteorological measurement systems. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, xi, 290. ISBN 0195134516. info
- FOKEN, Thomas. Micrometeorology. Translated by C. J. Nappo. Berlin: Springer, 2008, xix, 306. ISBN 9783540746652. info
- STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, xix, 684. ISBN 0471238007. info
- STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Lab manual for physical geography. [New York?]: John Wiley&Sons, 2004, 369 s. ISBN 0471476706. info
- Teaching methods
- Field practice focused on methods and measurements in meteorology and hydrology; extended by presentations of experts in the selected fields of geosciences research.
- Assessment methods
- Type of teaching - individual practice Type of exam - written results, fieldwork reports
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dní.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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