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| CLIM0004-1 | Climatologie zonale et topoclimatologie
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Michel Erpicum |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course is divided into 5 parts:
Climatology and topoclimatology of the polar zone
Climatology and topoclimatology of the temperate zone
Climatology and topoclimatology of the subtropical zone
Climatology and topoclimatology of the tropical zone
Climatology and topoclimatology of the equatorial zone |
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| Course objective : | Fine analysis of topoclimatic specificities of great climatic zones of the earth.
Analysis of space-time variabilities of principal climatic parameters.
Taking into account of the distributions of oceans-continents and orography together planetary and regional atmospheric circulations. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic concepts in climatology and meteorology |
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| Workshops : | Personal report on the climate of a part of the planet and lecture to present to the other students |
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| Organization : | Theoretical courses (15 H): the course is given in 5 meetings of 3 hours.
Practical work (15 H): thematical seminar to be prepared severally. |
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| Written notes : | The notes of course are distributed according to the advance of the course (extracted from specialized publications) |
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| Assessment : | Written examination: 15/20
Personal seminar: 5/20 |
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| Contacts : | Geographical Department -Climatology
Prof Dr Michel ERPICUM
michel.erpicum@ulg.ac.be
Tel. +32 4 366 52 21 |
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