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Estonian Hydrometeorological Conditions

Course code

MLG7034.LT

old course code

MLG7034

Course title in Estonian

Eesti hüdrometeoroloogilised tingimused

Course title in English

Estonian Hydrometeorological Conditions

ECTS credits

4.0

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

To give an overview of hydrometeorological conditions and water regime in Estonia and their time and spatial variability.

Brief description of the course

The term hydrometeorological regime. Global and regional factors affecting Estonian climate and water regime. General and applied regionalizations of climate. Radiation and heat balance of Estonia, the water cycle of Estonia. Temperature regime of soil and water bodies. Precipitation types and their time-spatial distribution in Estonia. Winds and sea breeze circulation in Estonia. Agroclimatic characteristics of Estonia. Watersheds in Estonia. Rivers, lakes and bogs. Main characteristics of hydrological regime of Estonian inland waters. Hazardous hydrometeorological phenomena in Estonia.
Individual assignment comprises of writing a summary on the subject related to Estonian climate or waterbodies and reading the course literatuure.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge about the thermal and water regime and climate conditions in Estonia;
- has knowledge of the basic parameters of climate and water regime of Estonia, the organization of hydrometeorological observations and the development of water regime in relation to human and natural factors.
has knowledge of the organization of Estonian hydrometeorological observations and the development of the climate and water regime depending on human and natural factors.

Teacher

MSc Katre Luik

Prerequisite course 1

Basics of General Geography (MLG6001.LT)

Prerequisite course 2

Climatology and Meteorology (MLG6044.LT)

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