ZD156 Development of natural systems (Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology)

Faculty of Science
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
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
Main features of climate variability in Common Era (approx. the last 2000 years) and their causes are presented. The most important data sources (proxies) are characterized along with some examples of quantitative climate reconstruction.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to explain main features of the climate variability and climate change and to apply basic methodological approaches of quantitative climate reconstruction to selected proxy-types.
Syllabus
  • 1. High resolution paleoclimatology; 2. Main features of climate variability over the last 2000 years; 3. Data sources and their characteristics; 4. Calibration, verification and uncertainty estimates; 5. Paleoclimate modelling
Literature
    required literature
  • BRADLEY, Raymond S. Paleoclimatology : reconstructing climates of the quaternary. 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2015, xx, 675. ISBN 9780123869135. info
    recommended literature
  • The Palgrave handbook of climate history. Edited by Sam White - Christian Pfister - Franz Mauelshagen. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, xxv, 656. ISBN 9781137430199. info
  • GOOSSE, Hugues. Climate system dynamics and modeling. First published. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2015, xviii, 358. ISBN 9781107445833. info
Teaching methods
Discussion of the selected topic based on the previous self-study from the recommended scientific literature (articles).
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jen pro studenty doktorského studijního programu
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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