1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Exercises	15

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The students will be introduced to 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 to lectures, studying notes and available literature, case studies, and solving problems through exercises.

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

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

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

EXAMINATION METHODS:
Written (students who successfully pass the colloquiums are released from the written exam) and oral exam.

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.

Mandatory course - Regular study - Meteorology and Physical Oceanography