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| GEOG0607-3 | Topoclimatology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Holder(s) : | Michel Erpicum |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course is divided into 5 parts:
- Discrepancies in the Belgian climate
- Specific methods for measuring and analysing topoclimatology and geographic effects on local climate
- Wind regime in mountainous areas
- The characteristics of climatic variables in urban areas
- The characteristics of climatic variables in woodland areas |
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| Course objective : | To discover and interpret climatic contrasts both locally and regionally (spatial-temporal variability). |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic understanding of climatology and meteorology. |
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| Workshops : | Two day (Saturdays) are dedicated to instrumented measurement campaigns in mid-career underground in autumn and spring. At the end of each off these days, a personal report and a joint report are expected. |
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| Organization : | Theory class (15 hours): the course takes place over five 3-hour sessions.
Practical fieldwork (2 days of practical/field work).
Joint field experimentation with measurement campaigns at different times of the day. Individual report and joint report are requested. |
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| Written notes : | Course notes will be distributed throughout the course. They include extracts from specialist publications either in English or in French. Titles of reference books will be given during the first class. |
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| Assessment : | - Written exam: 10 points out of 20.
- Behaviour during field work and personal and joint reports: 10 points out of 20.
If the note of one of these two partim is less than 8, this note is prevalent and constitutes the final note of the course. |
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| Contacts : | M. ERPICUM
Institut de Géographie, Building B11, 4000 Liège 1, Sart Tilman
Phone : +32(0)4/366.52.21 - E-Mail : michel.erpicum@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | nil |
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