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Lecturer(s)
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Brom Jakub, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction, basic terms and definitions 2. Atmosphere, vertical stratification of the atmosphere, climatic characteristics (radiation, temperature, humidity, pressure, flow, precipitation) 3. Radiation and its physics fundamentals, radiation in the atmosphere, radiation on the earth's surface - radiation balance of the surface, light microclimate of the stand 4. Surface heat balance and soil-vegetation-atmosphere system, importance in the formation of local climate - relation to temperature-humidity regime, importance of surface heterogeneity 5. Water evaporation, evapotranspiration and condensation of water, clouds, precipitation 6. Hydrological cycle - small and large water cycle 7. Atmosphere, circulation in the atmosphere, air masses and air flow, greenhouse effect 8. Air pollution and related issues, atmospheric deposition 9. Topoclimate 10. Urban climate 11. Microclimate of buildings, indoor climate 12. Relation of animals and plants to climate, microclimate of vegetation 13. Climate change and human impact on climate 14. Climatic extremes
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), E-learning, Individual tutoring
- Class attendance
- 20 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the relationships between the effects of weather, respectively climatic elements and biota. Students will gain a basic overview of the climate at different spatial levels, the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena. A significant part of the course is devoted to energy transformations on the earth's surface, i.e. radiation and heat balance and the connection to the hydrological cycle. Part of the course is focused on specialized issues such as topoclimate, air pollution, urban climate, indoor climate and the importance of climate for plants and animals and climatic extremes.
Students will gather a new knowledge in field of bioclimatology and environmental physics
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of basic principles of physics, agrometeorology, plants physiology and ecology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
Knowledge of basic principles of physics, agrometeorology, plants physiology and ecology
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Recommended literature
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Bednář, Jan. Meteorologie : úvod do studia dějů v zemské atmosféře. 1. vyd. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-653-5.
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Geiger, Rudolf; Aron, Robert H.,; Todhunter, Paul. The climate near the ground. 6th ed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. ISBN 0-7425-1857-4.
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Havlíček, Vladimír. Agrometeorologie. 1.vyd. Praha : SZN, 1986.
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Jones, Hamlyn G. Plants and microclimate : a quantitative approach to environmental plant physiology. 2. ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-521-42524-7.
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Kabat, Pavel. Vegetation, water, humans and the climate : a new perspective on an interactive system. Berlin : Springer, 2004. ISBN 3-540-42400-8.
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Kadrnožka, Jaroslav. Globální oteplování Země : příčiny, průběh, důsledky, řešení. Vyd. 1. Brno : VUTIUM, 2008. ISBN 978-80-214-3498-1.
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Klabzuba, Jiří; Kožnarová, Věra. Zářivá energie jako faktor mikroklimatu porostu. Vydání první. Praha : Vysoká škola zemědělská Praha, 1991.
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Kravčík, Michal. Voda pre ozdravenie klímy - Nová vodná paradigma. Žilina : Municipalia, 2007. ISBN 978-80-969766-5-2.
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Kutílek, Miroslav. Racionálně o globálním oteplování. 1. vyd. Praha : Dokořán, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7363-183-3.
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Monteith, John L.; Unsworth, M. H. Principles of environmental physics : plants, animals, and the atmosphere. Fourth edition. Amsterdam ; Boston ; Heidelberg Elsevier/AP, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-386910-4.
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Oke, T. R. Boundary layer climates. 2. ed., reprint 2006. London : Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0-415-04319-0.
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Rožnovský, Jaroslav. Klimatologie. 1. vyd. Brno : Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita, 1999. ISBN 80-7157-419-8.
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Tlapák, Václav; Šálek, Jan; Legát, Vladimír. Voda v zemědělské krajině. 1. vyd. Praha : Nakladatelství Brázda, 1992.
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Žalud, Zdeněk. Změna klimatu a české zemědělství - dopady a adaptace = Climate change and Czech agriculture - impacts and adaptations : monografie. Vyd. 1. Brno : Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7375-369-6.
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