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Climatology II

Code: 195030
ECTS: 4.0
Lecturers in charge: dr. sc. Antun Marki , v. pred.
Lecturers: dr. sc. Antun Marki , v. pred. - Exercises
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1. komponenta

Lecture typeTotal
Lectures 30
Exercises 15
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The students will be introduced into the basics of climatology and its elements. Physical understanding of long-term atmospheric and oceanic state changes. Introduction to basic climatological methods (statistical, analytical, numerical).

COURSE CONTENT:
Solar radiation components. Long-wave radiation of the Earth and the atmosphere. Radiation budget. Energy budget. Specifics of the general atmospheric circulation and airflows of different scales. Microclimatology. Hydrological cycle. Bioclimatology. Natural and anthropogenic climate changes. Parameterizations of physical processes in climate models. Integration of climate with other models.

LEARNING MODE:
Listening lectures, studying notes and available literature, case study and solving problems through exercises.

TEACHING METHODS:
Presentation with discussion, independently solving of tasks with real data, directing student on independent study of literature and usage of Internet pages.

METHODS OF MONITORING AND VERIFICATION:
Homework, colloquiums, written and oral exam.

TERMS FOR RECEIVING THE SIGNATURE:
Accurate autonomous drafting of tasks (exercises) on computer.

EXAMINATION METHODS:
Written (students which successfully pass the colloquiums are released from written exam) and oral exam.
Literature:
  1. Hartman, D.L.: Global Physical Climatology. Academic Press, N.Y., 1994
  2. Hidore, J.J., J.E. Oliver: Climatology: An Atmospheric Science. Macmillan, 1993.
  3. Penzar, B., B. Makjanić: Uvod u opću klimatologiju, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, 1978.
2. semester
Mandatory course - Regular study - Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
Consultations schedule: