PřF:G8431 Cave microclimatology - Course Information
G8431 Cave microclimatology
Faculty of ScienceSpring 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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