Meteorology, climatology and global change

Course Code :2001WETMKG
Study domain:Biology
Bi-anuall course:Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Academic year:2019-2020
Semester:2nd semester
Contact hours:30
Study load (hours):112
Contract restrictions: No contract restriction
Language of instruction:English
Exam period:exam in the 2nd semester
Lecturer(s)Ivan Janssens
Sara Vicca

3. Course contents *

Weather and climate play an important role in our lives .Climatic factors influence, for example, the way we dress, the form of landscapes, adaptations of plants and animals. The first part of this course provides an overview of the dynamic processes in the atmosphere that determine the weather, in other words provides an explanation for the everyday weather. In the second part, both the global temperature and precipitation regimes in the different climatic regions are dealed with. The last part explains the changing climates in the past, as well as potential causes of climate change, and puts the whole in the context of "Global Change".