8 ECTS credits
215 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023501BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
The enrolment requirement is only valid for bachelor students geography. Enrolling in 'Climatology and Meteorology’ means that you simultaneously follow ‘Mathematics: Calculus and Linear Algebra' and 'Physics: Vibrations, Waves and Thermodynamics’ or have successfully passed 'Mathematics: Calculus and Linear Algebra' and 'Physics: Vibrations, Waves and Thermodynamics’.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Geography
Educational team
Philippe Huybrechts (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
39 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

Contents

Part I: Astronomical climatology

1. Spherical astronomy
2. Yearly march of the Earth around the Sun
3. Time
4. Daily march
5. Influence of the atmosphere on astronomical observations
6. Radiation climate

Part II: Physical climatology

7. Introduction: weather and climate
8. Composition of the atmosphere
9. Radiation
10. Pressure
11. Wind
12. Temperature
13. Water in the atmosphere
14. Thermodynamic processes
15. Condensation and clouds
16. Precipitation
17. Hydrological cycle
18. Energy balance of the Earth
19. Greenhouse effect and global warming
20. General circulation
21. Climate classification of Köppen

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Slides van de lessen, Leerplatform
Practical course material (Recommended) : Handboeken
Additional info

Slides of the lectures available on the learning platform
Recommended handbooks available on the learning platform

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

To understand the radiation climate of the Earth
To be able to calculate insolation on an arbitrary surface for an arbitrary period
To gain insight in the functioning of the climate system

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
LEC Practical Assignment determines 10% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Mondeling examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oefeningenexamen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

Within the LEC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • oefeningen tijdens het jaar with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral examination with written preparation closed book (50%); Exercise examination open book (40%); Exercises done during the course (10%).

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)