UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
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Course: Hydrologic and Climatic Extremes in Landscape

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Course title Hydrologic and Climatic Extremes in Landscape
Course code KAE/QHKEK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nedbal Václav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Procházka Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Brom Jakub, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: - Introduction to climate and hydrological extremes. Introduction to the water cycle and the movement of water masses on Earth. Basic climate system of the Earth, principles and controlling forces for the water cycle on Earth. Implications of the planetary climate system for the Central European landscape. - Climatic and meteorological conditions of Central Europe and the Czech Republic. History and present methods of measuring meteorological and hydrological elements. - Climate and its global change. Causes and course of global climate change and implications for climatic and hydrological conditions of Central Europe and hydrological extremes. Models of future global climate change. - Bioclimatology. Global and local climate, microclimate. Influence of vegetation on the amount of water in the landscape and on the course of hydrological extremes. Water in the landscape and landscape energy. Water and energy fluxes in the landscape in a common context, evaporation of water and solar energy transformation. - Surface water in terms of quantity and in terms of surface runoff and runoff through watercourses. Modelling of water runoff from catchments. Surface waters, their forms of occurrence, quality indicators of surface waters, the impact of human activities on the quality of surface waters and their protection. - Groundwater. Soil and rock environment and groundwater conditions, groundwater runoff from catchments, groundwater quality. Impact of human activities on groundwater quantity and quality. - Floods. Events of extreme water excess depending on rainfall and the state of the land cover. Conditions of flood occurrence, assessment of its extent. Impact of floods on water quality parameters, flood protection, solutions to the causes of floods. - Drought. Events of extreme water scarcity depending on rainfall deficit and state of landscape cover. Impacts on agricultural activities, water quality parameters, drinking water supply to the population. Tools to mitigate the impacts of drought. - Urban heat island. Definition of the problem, principles of its creation, impact on local climate and on the health of the population, assessment and possibilities to reduce the negative impact of the urban heat island. - Hydrological and climatic extremes in the world. Information sources on hydrological extremes. International activities in reducing the negative impacts of hydrological and climatic extremes. - Legislation related to hydrological and climatic extremes. Discussion and summary of hydrological and climatic extremes. Consultation on aspects of the issue. Exercises: Methods of working and practicing with instruments useful in meteorology, climatology, hydrology, hydrochemistry and hydrobiology. Field excursions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Individual preparation for exam, Individual tutoring
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the issue of hydrological and climatic extremes in the landscape resulting from climate change and human activities in the landscape. The course will focus on the principles and context of the occurrence of extreme hydrological and climatic events, their assessment, consequences, and ways to protect the landscape from them. Extreme meteorological phenomena (torrential rains, drought) and extremes in the surface water environment in terms of their quantity (floods) and quality (pollution of surface waters by algae and cyanobacteria) will be discussed. The content of the course will include a summary of the negative impact of human activities on the landscape and its functions, on the quantity and quality of water in the landscape and on some other aspects of the environment.
Students will gain a comprehensive view of environmental issues, in which emphasis is placed on the interconnection of individual processes in the environment and their mutual influence.
Prerequisites
Basics of ecology, landscape ecology, basics of natural sciences (chemistry, meteorology), basic overview of the legal environment of the Czech Republic in the field of environmental protection.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

The student must have an overview of the basic knowledge in the field of meteorology, climatology and hydrology. In addition, the student must demonstrate the ability to think through and explain issues of climatic and hydrological extremes in the landscape
Recommended literature
  • Acot, Pascal. Historie a změny klimatu : od velkého třesku ke klimatickým katastrofám. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2003. ISBN 80-246-0869-3.
  • Barros, Vicente; Mráz, Ivan; Pšenička, Petr; Rožnovský, Jaroslav. Globální změna klimatu. 1. vyd. Praha : Mladá fronta, 2006. ISBN 80-204-1356-1.
  • Behringer, Wolfgang; Cinke, Vladimír; Brázdil, Rudolf,; Kotyza, Oldřich. Kulturní dějiny klimatu : od doby ledové po globální oteplování. Vyd. [české] 1. Praha ; Litomyšl : Paseka, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7432-022-4.
  • Braniš, Martin,; Hůnová, Iva. Atmosféra a klima : aktuální otázky ochrany ovzduší. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-246-1598-1.
  • Brázdil, R., Trnka, M. (eds.). Historie počasí a podnebí v Českých zemích. minulost, současnost, budoucnost. Brno: Centrum výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v.v.i., 2015.
  • Čížková, Hana,; Vlasáková, Libuše; Květ, Jan. Mokřady : ekologie, ochrana a udržitelné využívání. Vydání první. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7394-658-6.
  • Fagan, Brian; Vereš, Pavel. Malá doba ledová : jak klima formovalo dějiny v letech 1300-1850. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2007. ISBN 978-80-200-1457-3.
  • Hartman, Pavel; Přikryl, Ivo,; Štědronský, Eduard. Hydrobiologie. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Informatorium, 2005. ISBN 80-7333-046-6.
  • Hejný, Slavomil; Adamec, Lubomír. Rostliny vod a pobřeží. Praha : East West Publishing Company : East West Publishing Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7219-000-8.
  • Houghton, John Theodore. Globální oteplování. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0636-2.
  • Just, Tomáš; Šámal, Vladimír; Dušek, Martin; Fischer, David,; Karlík, Petr,; Pykal, Jiří. Revitalizace vodního prostředí. Praha : Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České republiky, 2003. ISBN 80-86064-72-7.
  • Just, Tomáš. Vodohospodářské revitalizace a jejich uplatnění v ochraně před povodněmi. Praha : Český svaz ochránců přírody, 2005. ISBN 80-239-6351-1.
  • Kadrnožka, Jaroslav. Globální oteplování Země : příčiny, průběh, důsledky, řešení. Vyd. 1. Brno : VUTIUM, 2008. ISBN 978-80-214-3498-1.
  • Králová, Helena. Řeky pro život : revitalizace řek a péče o nivní biotopy. Brno : Veronica, 2001. ISBN 80-238-8939-7.
  • Kravčík, M. a kol. Voda pre ozdravenie klímy ? Nová vodná paradigma.. Municipalia, Žilina., 2007.
  • Langhammer, J. Povodně a změny v krajině. Praha: Univ. Karlovy v Praze, Přírodovědecká fakulta., 2007. ISBN 978-80-86561-86-8.
  • Marek, M.V. a kol. Uhlík v ekosystémech ČR v měnícím se klimatu. Academia, Praha., 2011.
  • Svoboda, J. a kol. Velká kniha o klimatu zemí Koruny české. Regia, Praha., 2003.
  • Tolasz, Radim. Atlas podnebí Česka = Climate atlas of Czechia. 1. vyd. Praha : Český hydrometeorologický ústav ; Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86690-26-1.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 25.04.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2023/2024