Content (Syllabus outline)
Atmosphere. The constitution of the atmosphere. Air pressure. Air temperature. Diurnal and annual variations. Vertical profiles, standard atmosphere. Agrometeorological measurements and observations. Remote sensing.
Water cycle. Water and water vapour parameters. Humidity measurements. Cloud development. Precipitation. Evaporation and evapotranspiration
Water balance analysis. Droughts, extreme precipitation and floods. Snow cover characteristics. Hail protection.
Heat, mass and momentum transfer. Radiation: blackbody radiation laws. Solar spectrum. UV radiation and UV index. Terrestrial radiation. Conduction, soil temperatures and heat transfer. Fundamentals of turbulence, convective energy fluxes. Energy budget near the surface. The Earth’s energy balance
Weather forecast. Weather systems. Air masses and fronts. Cyclones, anticyclons. Wind and pressure. The general circulation of atmosphere. Weather types. Seasonal weather forecasts.
Applied agrometeorology. Climate modifications. Frost protection. Shelter effects. Phenological data observations and processing. Methods of data analysis, phenological models. Degree days. Greenhouse climate. Meteorological data requirements for crop protection. Leaf wetness models.
Plants and microclimate. Radiation balance within plant canopies. Plant community architecture. Stomatal response to environment. Energy and CO2 balance of the leaf. Wind and precipitation distribution in plant canopies.
Prerequisites
Conditions for inclusion in the work:
Enrolment in the appropriate academic year.
Conditions for performing study obligations
Prerequisites for admittance to the exam:
· Accomplished tutorial exam
· attendance at tutorial and lectures