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Meteorology and climatology
FAST-GE56Acad. year: 2022/2023
Atmosphere, its charectiristics. Weather, climate and climate factors. Observation and measurement of basic effects. Time series in climatology, reduction of series,interpolation missing data. Processing of data. Weather forecast, synoptic map analysis, satellite meteorological systems. Mezoclimate, topoclimate and kryptoclimate. Influence of atmosphere on constructions. Climate maps and atlases.
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2. Description and measurement of effects.
3. Circulation of atmosphere.
4. Analisis of discrete climate quantities.
5. Analisis of continuou climate quantities.
6. Weather forecast processing methods.
7. Climate regionalization.
8. Influence of weather and climate on construction.
9. Global changes of climate.
10. Maps and atlases focussed on climatology.
11. Climate development in the past.
12. Weather and climate of the Czech republic.
13. Organization of meteorological services.
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Basic literature
KOPÁČEK,Jaroslav a BEDNÁŘ,Jan: Jak vzniká počasí. Praha: Karolinum, UK, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1002-7. (CS)
NĚMEC,Jan a KOPP,Jan: Vodstvo a podnebí v České republice. Praha: Consult, 2009. ISBN: 978-80-903482-7-0. (CS)
SOBÍŠEK,Bořivoj a kol.: Meteorologický slovník výkladový a terminologický. Praha: Academia a MŽP, 1993. ISBN 80-85368-45-5. (CS)
VYSOUDIL,Miroslav: Meteorologie a klimatologie. Olomouc, UP, 2004. (CS)
Recommended reading
KLAUS, Václav: Modrá, nikoli zelená planeta. Praha: Dokořán, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7363-152-9. (CS)
ROTH, Günter D.: Encyklopedie počasí. Praha: Euromedia Group - Knižní klub, 2000. ISBN 80-242-0228-X. (CS)
TOLASZ, Radim a kol.: Atlas podnebí Česka. Olomouc: UP, 2007. ISBN 978-80-244-1626-7. (CS)
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