Course code

MLG6028.LT

old course code

MLG6028

Course title in Estonian

Keskkonnamonitooringu alused

Course title in English

Environmental Monitoring

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Major subject, 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:
Knowledges about the environmental monitoring methods.
Estonian Republic environmental monitoring systems.
Overwiev of imoprtant in Estonia provable environmental monitoring.

Teacher

Jaan Jõgi, geogr. kand, lektor

Prerequisite course 1

Basics of General Geography (MLG6001.LT)

Study programmes containing that course

Public and Business Management (RKHKB/14.YK)
Public and Business Management (RKHKB/11.YK)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/11.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/11.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/10.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/10.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/09.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/09.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/08.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/08.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/00.LT)