1. General information
Course:
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Code:
37319
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
340 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
501 - FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Group(s):
40
Year:
3
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
MIGUEL ANGEL GAERTNER RUIZ VALDEPEÑAS
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Sabatini / 0.18
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
926051752
miguel.gaertner@uclm.es
Tuesday from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment by email.
Lecturer:
CLEMENTE GALLARDO ANDRES
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Sabatini 0.19
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
926 05 14 53
clemente.gallardo@uclm.es
Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. by appointment by email.
2. Pre-Requisites
No prerequisites
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The fundamental objectives of this subject are to study the basic elements and principles of the Physics of the Atmosphere and Climatology, with special attention to the aspects of greater environmental relevance. It is a course in which the fundamental physical concepts are displayed in a descriptive way together with practical applications of environmental interest. In fact, in the field of Anglo-Saxon universities this type of subject is usually given the name of Atmospheric Environment.
The purpose of this course is that the student acquires the basic knowledge in a gradual and orderly manner, so that the new concepts are explained with the previous ones in mind, in order to progressively perceive that the atmosphere is a system complex and interactive that is governed by physical laws.
The consequence of these objectives is the understanding of the environmental concepts in which the atmosphere is involved, both in the framework of other subjects of the curriculum and in the development of the profession of environmentalist.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB01 | Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge. |
| CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
| E01 | Ability to understand and apply basic knowledge. |
| E03 | Awareness of the temporal and spatial dimensions of environmental processes |
| E05 | Capacity for qualitative data interpretation |
| T01 | To know a second foreign language. |
| T02 | To know and apply the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). |
| T03 | To use a correct oral and written communication. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| To know the atmospheric observation systems and the methods of meteorological analysis and prediction. | |
| Learn to relate environmental phenomena to the principles of physics that explain them. Especially those related to meteorological, climatological, air, noise and radiation pollution processes. | |
| To understand the components of the climate system, the complex interactions between them and climate variability at different time scales. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: The Earth's atmosphere.
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Unit 2: The energy balance.
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Unit 3: The temperature.
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Unit 4: The atmospheric humidity and its condensation.
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Unit 5: Atmospheric stability and cloud development.
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Unit 6: Precipitation.
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Unit 7: The wind.
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Unit 8: The global circulation of the atmosphere.
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Unit 9: Air masses, fronts and pressure systems.
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Unit 10: Circulation systems at regional and local scales.
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Unit 11: Weather analysis and forecasting.
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Unit 12: The meteorology of atmospheric pollution.
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Unit 13: Climatic factors and climate classifications.
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Unit 14: Global climates.
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB05 E01 E03 E05 | 1.4 | 35 | N | N | Classes in which the theoretical contents will be developed. The presentations used will be available to the student on the virtual platforms. | |
| Mid-term test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB05 E01 E03 E05 T03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | There will be a partial liberatory mid-term test of the first part of the syllabus that will evaluate knowledge acquired up to that moment. This activity will be recoverable in both the ordinary and the extraordinary call in their respective final tests. | |
| Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB01 CB05 E01 E03 E05 T02 T03 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | Practices in the laboratory where the theoretical contents will be applied and expanded. Attendance at practices is a non-recoverable activity, but its evaluation will be recoverable in the extraordinary call after delivery of the report of practices for this call. | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CB05 E01 E03 E05 | 3 | 75 | N | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 CB05 E01 E03 E05 T03 | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | There will be a final written test that will evaluate the theoretical knowledge of the subject. | |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Group Work | CB05 E03 T01 T03 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | N | This activity will be recoverable in the extraordinary call through the delivery of the work. | |
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Final test | 30.00% | 100.00% | Eminently theoretical final exam. To pass this exam, students must obtain a minimum score of 4 out of 10 and a 5 in non-continuous evaluation. Students who pass the mid-term test have to do only the test of the second part of the subject. The note of the first part will be the one obtained in the mid-term test. Students who have not passed the mid-term test should be examined in this final test of the two parts of the subject. For them the weight of this test will be 60%. For non-continuous assessment students this test will represent 100% of the final mark. |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 25.00% | 0.00% | The reports of the laboratory work will be evaluated for accuracy, clarity, ability to connect content, management of basic concepts, scientific reasoning ability, and ability to solve a problem correctly and completely. The reports will be elaborated in the laboratory sessions. Although the sessions can not be repeated, the reports can be rewritten in the extraordinary call. |
| Theoretical papers assessment | 15.00% | 0.00% | A work will be proposed to be carried out in group on complementary matters to those dealt with in the agenda. |
| Mid-term tests | 30.00% | 0.00% | Around the middle of the semester there will be a mid-term test to evaluate and encourage the continuous study. The test will cover, approximately, half of the agenda and will be liberatory with respect to the final test. To pass this test the student must obtain a minimum score of 4 out of 10. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:It will be valued that the student demonstrates that he/she has assimilated the basic knowledge of the subject and that can relate them to each other by evaluating the evaluable activities of the subject. Students of exchange programs will be evaluated by an alternative procedure determined by the teacher according to the circumstances of each case. In any case, the subject will only be considered passed if the set of all assessable activities results in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
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Non-continuous evaluation:The evaluation will be 100% done by means of a theoretical exam. The modality assigned by default to the student will be the continuous evaluation. Any student may request the change to the non-continuous evaluation modality (before the end of the class period) by sending an email to the teacher, provided that they have not completed 50% of the evaluable activities
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The assessment of the mid-term test, the reports of the practices or the works will be those obtained in the ordinary call, unless some of those activities had been failed. In this case, students can return to deliver the practice reports or assignments or complete the final test. For students who take a non-continuous assessment, the assessment will be made 100% by means of a theoretical exam. The modality assigned by default to the student will be the continuous evaluation. Any student may request the change to the non-continuous evaluation modality (before the end of the class period) by sending an email to the teacher, provided that they have not completed 50% of the evaluable activities. Students of exchange programs will be evaluated by an alternative procedure determined by the teacher according to the circumstances of each case. In any case, the subject will only be considered passed if the set of all assessable activities results in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The mark of this call will coincide with the one obtained in the corresponding final test. The course will only be considered passed if the grade is a 5 or higher (out of 10)
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Mid-term test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 20 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 15 |
| Unit 1 (de 14): The Earth's atmosphere. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6.1 |
| Unit 2 (de 14): The energy balance. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 3 (de 14): The temperature. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 4 (de 14): The atmospheric humidity and its condensation. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.8 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 5 (de 14): Atmospheric stability and cloud development. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.65 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 6 (de 14): Precipitation. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 7 (de 14): The wind. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 8 (de 14): The global circulation of the atmosphere. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 9 (de 14): Air masses, fronts and pressure systems. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 10 (de 14): Circulation systems at regional and local scales. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 11 (de 14): Weather analysis and forecasting. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 12 (de 14): The meteorology of atmospheric pollution. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 13 (de 14): Climatic factors and climate classifications. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Unit 14 (de 14): Global climates. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2.25 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5.3 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
