Climatology
Code
7156
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Alexandra de Jesus Branco Ribeiro
Weekly hours
2
Total hours
30
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
There are no precedence requisites.
Subject matter
The geophysics and meteorology. Structure and composition of the atmosphere. Solar and terrestrial radiation. Overall energy balance. Ozone hole. Increase the greenhouse effect. Climate change. Air temperature. Air humidity. Atmosphere dynamics: stability and instability of the air, adiabatic processes. Dew and frost. Clouds, cloudiness and fogs. Precipitation. Air masses and fronts. Atmospheric pressure. Wind systems. General circulation of the atmosphere. Weather systems. Climatic characterization of Portugal.
Bibliography
CUNHA, F.R. 1977. Meteorologia Geral e Agrícola. Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Lisboa.
DAVEAU, S. 2005. Portugal Geográfico. Ed. Sá da Costa, Lisboa.
DONN, W.L. 1978. Meteorologia. Tradução espanhola. Editorial Reversé, Barcelona.
FORBES, K., MOITA, R. & SANTOS, F.D. 2001. Mudança Climática em Portugal. Impactes e Medidas de Adaptação SIAM-Sumário executivo e conclusões. Gradiva
IPCC, 2014: Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 151 pp.
LUTGENS, F. K. & TARBUCK, E .J. 2004. The atmosphere: an introduction to meteorology, 9th ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 508 pp.
Teaching method
Lecturing of problem-solving sessions and laboratory sessions are carried out in the Laboratory 231, that should be equipped with data-show.
The pedagogic material is available for the students in the Discipline Sheet created in the Moodle. This sheet also allows students to follow the Course through the whole semester, e.g. in what concerns the work carried out in small working groups.
Evaluation method
1 – EVALUATION 1.1 – The admission to the final exam is conditioned by a) absences must be below around 1/3 to the total number of classes and b) Delivering and oral presentation of a group project. This report represents 30% of the final grade, and 9.5 is the minimum for its acceptance. The compliance of a) and b) is compulsory for final exam admission. 1.2 – LECTURES EVALUATION represents 70% of the final grade. 1.2.1 - Two tests through the semester. 1.2.2 – Evaluation through final exam needs the fulfilment of the admission conditions (number of presences and group project) and is for who failed the evaluation, or wants to increase the final grade. 1.3 – Team report: The report must comply the format made available at the page of the discipline in the Moodle. Each team must perform an oral presentation of their report, which must not exceed 15 minutes.