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Course code: OŹES10016o12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Meteorology
Major: Renewable Energy and Waste Management
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: Dr hab. inż. Andrzej Żyromski prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: Polish
Course is possible to be taught in English
Learning outcomes: After completing the course the student knows the physical processes occurring in Earth's atmosphere and in its contact with the surface. This gives him the knowledge on the components of the heat and water balances, causes of wind occurrences, global warming, the causes of climate change and the local climate conditions. He gets to know the solar energy conversion reaching the Earth. He knows the possibilities of obtaining solar and wind energy basing on actual and archive meteorological observations. He knows the main features of the climate of Europe and Poland. After completing the course student is familiar with the basic principles of measurement methods and interpretation of weather and climate. Student knows how to determine the suitability of meteorological data to assess different phenomenon in the natural environment. He is able to evaluate and interpret the relationship between meteorological data and phenological phases of the energy crops in practice.
Competences: -
Prerequisites: Physics, Biology and ecology
Course content: The scope and objectives of meteorology. The intensity of solar radiation reaching the outer surface of the atmosphere. Solar energy resources in Poland. Heat balance of the active surface. Heat exchange between active surface and deeper soil layers. Daily and annual soil temperature curves. Physics quantities being characteristic of air temperature and humidity. Greenhouse effect. Phase changes of water - condensation and evaporating. Clouds, falls and atmospheric deposits. Air movement mechanisms, gradient and local winds. Pressure systems and fronts. Wind speed changes near the surface layer. Weather occurrences in low and high pressure systems. Weather forecasts. Measurements and interpretation of wind speed and direction. Spatial distribution and possibilities to use wind energy. Factors shaping the climate. Climates of Europe and Poland. Causes, results and consequences of climate changes in macro and micro scale. Scenarios of climate changes in global and local scale. Basics for climate regionalization.
Recommended literature: S. Bac., Cz. Koźmiński., M. Rojek: Agrometeorologia. PWN, wyd. II, 1998 (dostępne w bibliotece AR); podręcznik podstawowy. M. Rojek., A. Żyromski: Agrometeorologia i klimatologia, Wyd. AR Wrocław, wyd. III skrypt nr 457, 2000 lub 492, 2004 ( dostępne w bibliotece i punktach sprzedaży na terenie Uczelni). Rup K.: Procesy przenoszenia zanieczyszczeń w środowisku naturalnym. Wyd Naukowo – Techniczne, Warszawa 2006. R. Zarzycki, M. Imbierowicz, M. Stelmachowski: Wprowadzenie do inżynierii i ochrony środowiska cz. 1 i 2, Wydaw. Nauk.-Tech., Warszawa 2007.
Assessment methods: Written test
Comment: Course is possible to be taught in English