Climatology - air pollution and protection 1300-OKLL401
Paleoclimatology and methods used for the recognition of past climatic conditions.
Major climatic events in Earth’s history:
Hypothetical glaciations in the late Precambrian: "Snowball Earth"
Events with climatic effects ate the Cretaceous/Palaeogene boundary
Global climate cooling at the Eocene/Oligocene boundary, deepened during the Miocene
Quaternary climatic fluctuations recorded in glaciers and marine sediments
Climate changes during the Holocene.
Structure, evolution and composition of the atmosphere.
Climate-forming processes:
- heat balance
- water cycle
- atmospheric circulation
Geographic and circulation climate factors
Local climate factors
Classification of climate
Climate – plant zonation
Factors of climate change
Atmosphere – physical structure and chemical properties, anthropogenic changes in air composition. Major weather-climate processes. Solar and atmospheric radiation, radiation from Earth's surface; thermal relationships; water in the atmosphere; atmospheric circulation; influence of topographic conditions and land cover on the development of meteorological elements and dispersion of pollutants; methods of determining the dispersion of air pollution; principles of meteorological measurements and field observations, basic climatological research for spatial planning, sanitary engineering and environmental protection.
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student:
- knows the physical fundamentals of atmospheric processes,
- knows the fundamentals of atmospheric pollution and risks and methods of protection.
Assessment criteria
Final written examination
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