Climatology and Climatological Methods
5 credits
Syllabus, Master's level, 1ME038
A revised version of the syllabus is available.
- Code
- 1ME038
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Earth Science A1N, Physics A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 13 March 2014
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
120 credits including 35 credits in mathematics and 35 credits in physics
Learning outcomes
After the course the student shall
- have gained detailed knowledge about the earth’s climate on a global and regional scale.
- have knowledge and be able to apply methods to classify climate
- be able to use statistical methods on large amount of meteorological data to extract climatological information.
- understand transport processes within the climate system as a result of classical physics
Content
Regional climate, classification of climate types (Köppen, Hendl), general circulation and its connection to conservation of energy and momentum for system earth/atmosphere.
Statistical evaluation of meteorological observations, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, distributions, Gauss distribution, Weibull distribution, probability analysis, regression analysis, correlations, homogenisations of time series of data, trend analysis, urban effects.
Instruction
Lectures, exercises in statistical analysis, home assignment
Assessment
Written examination