Z0103 Regional climatology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
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.
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
  • Introduction
  • Atmospheric general circulations
  • Physical components of climate system
  • Climate zones of the Earth
  • Climates of continents and selected regions: Europe, North and South Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, Arctic and Antarctic, Oceans
Literature
  • HOLTON, James R. An introduction to dynamic meteorology. 4th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2004, xii, 535. ISBN 012354016X. info
  • PEIXOTO, José Pinto, Abraham H. OORT and Edward N. LORENZ. Physics of climate. 2nd ed. New York [N.Y.]: American Institute of Physics, 1992, xxxix, 520. ISBN 0883187124. 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
  • 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.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Přednášky využívají nejnovějších informací získaných z vědeckých článků, odborných a populárně naučných knih. Klimatické podmínky jednotlivých kontinentů jsou probírány v kontextu složek fyzickogeografické sféry, procesů a jevů, které podmiňují specifický ráz těchto oblastí. Cvičení probíhají formou tématicky zaměřených protokolů s využitím dostupných datových souborů.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Nezbytnou podmínkou pro udělení zápočtu je aktivní účast na cvičeních, vypracování a odevzdání všech protokolů. Zkouška probíhá písemnou formou.
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 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation.