Z0103 Regional climatology

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)
doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture is meant to be a continuation and extension of the selected parts of Meteorology and Climatology in the basic course of Geography. Its aim is to give a comprehensive knowledge about the geographic and seasonal differences in climate, which arise due to the heating of Earth by the Sun and transport of heat by the atmosphere, oceans, and the Earth's surface. The greatest part is then devoted to presentation of the climates of continents and selected regions of the world.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Atmospheric general circulations 3. Physical components of climate system 4. Climate zones of the Earth 5. Climates of continents and selected regions: Europe, North and South Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, Arctic and Antarctic, Oceans
Literature
  • World survey of climatology. info
  • Martyn, D. Klimaty kuli ziemskiej. Warszawa: PWN. 1995. 360 s.
  • Oliver, J. E. - Fairbridge R. W. The Encyclopedia of Climatology. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Com. 1987. 986 s.
  • Thurman, Herold V. Trujillo, Alan P. Oceánografie. Praha: Computer Press. 2005. 479 s.
  • HOLTON, James R. An introduction to dynamic meteorology. 4th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2004, xii, 535. ISBN 012354016X. info
  • Encyclopedia of atmospheric sciences. Edited by James R. Holton - Judith A. Curry - J. A. Pyle. Amsterdam: Academic press, 2003, xlii s. ISBN 0122270924. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation.