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| GEOG0607-4 | Topoclimatology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 3d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Michel Erpicum |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course is subdivided into 5 parts:
- Disparities between Belgian climates
- Specific methods for measurement and analyse in topoclimatology and research of geographic (human and natural) effects on local climate.
- Wind regime in mountainous areas.
- Characteristics of climatic variables in urban and rural areas.
- Characteristics of climatic variables in woodland areas. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Demonstration of the very big diversity of the local and regional climatic contrasts ( spatio-temporal variability) and its impact on the human activities and the town and country planning. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic understanding of climatology and meteorology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Two days are dedicated to campaigns of measures in the field. At the end of these days, a personal report and a collective report are expected. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The theoretical part of the course is given during 5 sessions of 3 hours.
Practical fieldwork (practical/field works).
Joint field experimentation with measurement campaigns at different times of the day. Individual report and joint report are requested. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Notes are distributed according to the progress of the course. They include extracts of specialized publications drafted in French or English language.
Recommended reading are presented during the first course. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - Written examination: 10 pts / 20.
- Personal implication in the field campaign and report: 10 pts / 20.
If the note of one of the two partim is lower or equal to 8, this note prevails and constitutes the global note of the course. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| 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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