ECTS
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Course code: IISS10083o14Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Meteorology and Hydrology
Major: Environmental Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab inż. Andrzej Żyromski, prof. nadzw., dr inż. Małgorzata Biniak-Pieróg
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students - dr inż. Małgorzata Biniak-Pieróg
Learning outcomes: Knowledge Student knows and understands processes and laws which determine the energy cycle in the environment; he understands water cycle in geoecosystems; knows basic measurement methods and rules of interpretation of meteorological, climatological and hydrological data; he has knowledge about interpretation of flow and outflow and measures related with it; he knows curves of duration sums and the variability of the basic meteorological parameters in different climatic zones; he has knowledge about characteristics of the climate in different scales. Skills Student can take meteorological and hydrological measurements; he can comprehensively assess connections between hydrological and meteorological phenomena and he can determine their suitability to describe the processes occurring in the environment in spatial and point scale; based on the gained knowledge he can assess the scale of hydrological and meteorological extreme events occurrence possibility; he can determine basic hydrological characteristics of basins, both controlled and uncontrolled; he knows how to apply his knowledge in the projects.
Competences: Student is aware of the comprehensive hydrological and meteorological factors impact on the environment and man.
Prerequisites: algebra, mathematical analysis, physics, fluid mechanics
Course content: Earth's atmosphere construction. The greenhouse effect. Soil and air thermals, air humidity. Phase transitions of water - condensation and evaporation. Clouds, rain and atmospheric deposits. Climate-forming factors. The climate of Europe and Poland. Passive and active microclimate drainage. Synoptic forecasts and local weather forecasting. Climate change causes and consequences. Climate change scenarios. Surface, point and linear hydrographic objects. Physical and geographical parameters of the catchment area. Classification of rivers and river systems. Hydrometric measurements of water levels, flow and sediment transport. State correspondence. Flow curve. Flow curves of natural troughs. Measures of flow and outflow. Sum duration curves. Probability distribution and parameter estimation methods. Extreme events - low water and flood.
Recommended literature: Bac S., Rojek M., 1999: Meteorologia i klimatologia w inżynierii środowiska, wyd. AR Wrocław, (podręcznik podstawowy).
Rojek M., Żyromski A., 2004: Agrometeorologia i klimatologia, Wyd. AR Wrocław (skrypt do ćwiczeń podstawowy).
Byczkowski A., 1996: Hydrologia, t. I i II. Wydawnictwo SGGW, Warszawa.
Dębski K., 1970: Hydrologia, Wydawnictwo Arkady, Warszawa.
Ozga – Zielińska M., Brzeziński J., Ozga – Zieliński B., 1997: Hydrologia stosowana. PWN, Warszawa.
Assessment methods: score of 5 projects, tests, written exam
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