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Course code: IISS10083o12
Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Meteorology and hydrology
Major: Environmental Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 6
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 45 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab inż. Andrzej Żyromski, prof. nadzw., dr inż. Małgorzata Biniak-Pieróg
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course in English will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group. If less than 6 students sign up for the group, the course will be available in Polish with the possibility of individual support in English - dr inż. Małgorzata Biniak-Pieróg

Learning outcomes: After the course student is provided with the knowledge of the physical processes determining water cycle geoecosystems, basic measurements methodology and rules of meteorological and climatic data interpretation. Student can determine basic hydrological characteristics of uncontrolled and controlled catchments. Student knows methods of interpretation of measurement data and can practically apply knowledge in design work.

Competences: After the course student is able to correctly interpret meteorological, climatic and hydrological data. Student can choose the proper method of calculation depending on length of available time series and period of data. Student can elaborate meteorological, climatic and hydrological description of catchment.

Prerequisites: Mathematics, physics, fluid mechanics

Course content: Atmosphere structure. Greenhouse effect. Soil and air temperature, air humidity. Processes of water phases conversations – condensation and evaporation. Meteorological deposits, fogs and clouds. Climatic factors. Main features of Europe and Poland climate. Active and passive microclimatic meliorations. Synoptical and local weather forecasting. Reasons, consequences and effects of climate change. Scenarios of global climate changes. Surface waters, point and linear hydrographical objects. Physico-geographical catchment parameters. River systems, rivers classification. Hydrometry, measurements of water stages, discharges and sediment transport. Relationship of corresponding water stages. Rating curve of open channel. Measures of outflow and discharge. Ripple curve. Cumulative sum of discharge and water stages time duration. Probability distributions and their parameters estimation. Extreme phenomena – low flows and floods.

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: Obligatory completion of exercises on the base of test and reports on meteorological, climatic and hydrological exercises. Exam after 3rd semester. Minimum 60% of knowledge to pass.

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