Climatology and Meteorology
Course code
MLG1041.LT
old course code
MLG1041
Course title in Estonian
Klimatoloogia ja meteoroloogia
Course title in English
Climatology and Meteorology
ECTS credits
2.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Major. To provide an overview of the weather and climate, researches of it. Distribution of climatic elements and their changes in past and in the future.
Brief description of the course
Definition of climatology and meteorology, their relations to the other scientific disciplines. The influence of climate forming factors to weather and genesis of climate. Formation of climatic elements, distribution on Earth. Hierarchy of climatic systems, relations to landscape systems. Most used schemes of climatic regions. Research and study methods of climate.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Seminars, presentations, academic reports.
Seminars, presentations, academic reports.
Teacher
dots Jaan Jõgi
Prerequisite course 1
The course is a prerequisite