Duration
10h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geography : climatology (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in geography, global change (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The bases (useful for climatology) of the programming language FORTRAN are taught: real vs integer, if/then/else, the loop (do), subroutine/function, how to read and write a ASCII file. These notions are illustrated within small programs and weather observations or climatology time series (NAO, ENSO, ...) are used to illustrate the interest of a programming language.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end, the student will be able to use FORTRAN (on Linux).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Exprience in using a programing language is an added value but not mandantory.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The teaching method is mainly based on concrete examples illustrating the main notions of FORTRAN and manipulating weather data (available in ASCII). Linux is used to compile the FORTRAN programs.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face (or distant learning if it is needed)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Distance written exam
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
The exam consists of writing a small program reading and computing statistics of weather data.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Dr. Sébastien Doutreloup Dr. Xavier Fettweis Department of Geography - Laboratory of Climatology Web: http://www.climato.be/fettweis