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Meteorology and Climatology
FAST-DSB024Acad. year: 2021/2022
Deep knowledge of meteorology, novel measuring devices and measuring techniques.
Sources of information, climatological and meteorological databases.
Measurement of meteorological data and statistical processing.
Detailed characterization EU and CR climate.
Climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect, air pollution.
Dynamic and statistic downscaling techniques, softwares and datasets (climate databases).
Applications of climate change into water management problems.
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2.–3. Summary of basic knowledge of meteorology.
4.–5. Meteorological instruments, measurement of selected meteorological variables and their processing.
6. New information on meteorology.
7. Climatology – nomenclature, sources of information. Climate classification.
8. Climate of EU and Czech Republic – thorough characterization.
9. Climate change, scenarios, impacts.
10. Atmospheric pollution, pollutants and their minitoring.
11.–12. Dynamic and statistic downscaling techniques, softwares and datasets (climate databases).
13. Applications of climate change into water management problems.
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Thorough knowledge of selected parts of meteorology and climatology
Meteorological instruments
New information on climate change
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Basic literature
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- Programme DPA-V Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme DPC-V Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme DKA-V Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme DKC-V Doctoral 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
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