Course detail

Meteorology, Hydrology and Geology

FCH-BCO_MHGAcad. year: 2009/2010

Fundamental principles of teaching about atmosphere. Factors interferencing of production weather. Short - term weather forecast. Meteorologic factors interferencing diffusion of the contaminated atmosphere. Characteristic basic hydrological terms. Principles movement of the water mass. Flood and special flood. Possible causes of destruction water works and their running. Source of earthquakes, landslip and rocks, throughs of soil cavities and probability their occurrence on territory Czech Republic. Fundamentals of protention against them.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. František Hudec, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Adoption physicis of atmosphere, development and prognoses weather in local and global rate, begining of earthquake, natural disaster.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in natural sciences on the level of secondary school.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

classified credit

Course curriculum

Characteristic basic meteorologic terms. Fundamental principles of teaching about atmosphere. Factors interferencing of production weather. Vertical stability of atmospheres. Thermal gradient. Synoptic maps. International synoptic service. Short - term weather forecast. Meteorologic factors interferencing diffusion of the contaminated atmosphere. Characteristic basic hydrological terms. Principles movement of the water mass. Flood and special flood. Methods of hydrological prognoses. Possible causes of destruction water works and their running. Characteristic high-flood-water wav special floods and methods of the assesment of range their effects. Source of earthquakes, landslip and rocks, throughsof soil cavities and probability their occurrence on territory Czech Republic. Fundamentals of protention against them.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Adoption and understanding physical axioms and effects in atmosphere, hydrosphere and soil sphere.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at lectures is recommended.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BEDNÁŔ, J: Meteorologie, Praha 2003 (CS)
BEDNÁŘ, J., ZIKMUNDA, O.: Fyzika mezní vrstvy atmosféry. Praha 1985. (CS)
BRÁZDIL, R.: Úvod do studia planety Země. SPN Praha 1988. (CS)
DUB, O.: Hydrologie. Praha 1969 (CS)
KOPÁČEK, J.: Jak vzniká počasí. Praha 2005 (CS)
MATOUŠEK, J.: Počasí, podnebí a člověk. Avicentrum, 1987. (CS)
NETOPIL, R.: Hydrologie pevnin. Praha 1972 (CS)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. František Hudec, CSc.

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. František Hudec, CSc.