Course code

MLG6018.LT

old course code

MLG6018

Course title in Estonian

Keskkonnamonitooringu alused

Course title in English

Environmental Monitoring

ECTS credits

4.0

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

Aim of which is to give an overview of terminology and tasks of environmental monitoring.

Brief description of the course

Definition of environmental monitoring, targets and organisation. Covered types of environmental monitoring one as follows: geophysical (meteorological, hydrological, radiation atc.), geochemical (air pollution, chemical content of forecipitation and inland waters, soils), biological (plant cover and fauna) and integrated monitoring. Existing monitoring systems in Estonia, their tasks, networks of observation stations and useage of data are discussed in more details.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledges about the environmental monitoring methods;
- knows Estonian Republic environmental monitoring systems;
- has overwiev of imoprtant in Estonia provable environmental monitoring.

Teacher

Kait Antso, MSc

Prerequisite course 1

Basics of General Geography (MLG6001.LT)

Study programmes containing that course

Environmental Management (MLKSB/17.LT)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/17.LT)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/16.LT)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/00.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/16.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/15.LT)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/15.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/15.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/14.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/14.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/13.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/13.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/12.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/12.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/00.LT)