G8431 Cave microclimatology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2012
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
there are 34 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2010, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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