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Course code: IWS10084o12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Meteorology and climatology
Major: Water Engineering and Managment
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. inż. Marian Rojek
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge Knows the basic physical processes occurring in the Earth's atmosphere, known processes and laws that determine the water cycle, understand the basic components of the heat balance, know the factors influencing the formation and development of topo-and micro-climates, knows and understands the rules of use of long-term climate data. Knowledge Able to perform basic meteorological measurements, can independently interpret meteorological data, is able to use the data to develop a long-term climatological characteristics of the selected area, can determine the suitability of meteorological data to assess natural phenomena; know how to use weather and climate data in the design.
Competences:
Prerequisites: Mathematics, Physics
Course content: Earth's atmosphere. The greenhouse effect. Radiation balance and heat balance. Termika water, soil and air. Humidity. Phase transitions of water - evaporation and condensation. Sediments, clouds and precipitation. Small and large water cycle - water balances. Climates of Europe. The main features of the Polish climate. Polish climate change in the second half of the twentieth century. Assessment methods microclimatic conditions. Topoklimaty selected ecosystems. Global warming and climate change scenarios.
Recommended literature: 1. Bac S., Rojek M.: Meteorologia i klimatologia w inżynierii środowiska, Wyd. AR we Wrocławiu, 1999, 2. Kożuchowski K.: Klimat Polski – nowe spojrzenie, Wyd. Nauk. PWN, 2011, 3. Bac S., Koźmiński C., Rojek M.: Agrometeorologia, PWN, 1998, 4. Rojek M., Żyromski A.: Agrometeorologia i klimatologia, Wyd. AR we Wrocławiu, skrypt nr 492, 2004.
Assessment methods: credit training and development of computing climatological, pass four tests, written examination.
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