ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
List of Courses
Meteorology, Climatology, and the Water Cycle
2 creditsMeteorology/Climatology/Environment
2 credits16,5h
Meteorology, Climatology, and the Water Cycle
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
- difference between weather and climate
- atmospheric structure, radiation balance, greenhouse effect, wind circulation, low-pressure systems/high-pressure systems, tropical cyclones, tornadoes
- general ocean circulation (Munk, major currents, Conveyor Belt)
- Geographic distribution and classification of climates
- current climate change
- global water cycle, hydrologic balance, water balance, energy balance above a cultivated plot to estimate evapotranspiration
Meteorology/Climatology/Environment
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Number of hours
16,5h
Understanding the weather and knowing how to use the climate data as an ecologist or naturalist.
- methods for measuring climate, bioclimatic indices;
- Computer lab assignment: climate data, modern records (one century), oscillations, and trends;
- Weather overview, dominant conditions: from major biomes to local climate;
- average climate vs. extreme events, their roles and impacts on biodiversity;
- Group project (presentation): regional themes, shared oral presentation;
- Past and future climate change and its impacts on biodiversity.