Course Name |
Geography - Weather Climate & Climate Change |
Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
Course Code |
GEOG20060 |
Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
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Course provider |
Attendance Options |
Part time |
Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
TRIMESTER: Spring |
Application Date |
2022-2023 Academic Year
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Duration |
Expand+Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 22
Autonomous Student Learning 78
Total 100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module assumes a minimal knowl...
Hide-Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 22
Autonomous Student Learning 78
Total 100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module assumes a minimal knowledge of the atmopsheric sciences and uses day-to-day weather experiences to link relatively abstract information on climate processes to the observations and physical reactions of individuals to the outdoor weather. I place a strong emphasis on the lectures which draw heavily on current weather events and as such are not part of the online notes. A major part of my teaching is the use of handouts and weather websites in class to illustrate the subject.
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Link to Course Fee |
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Eligibility |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module. |
Course Content |
Expand+GEOG20060 Weather, Climate and Climate Change
Academic Year 2022/2023
The focus of this module will be on understanding the processes responsible for weather, climate and climate change. Lectures will introduce students to concepts of energy and ...
Hide-GEOG20060 Weather, Climate and Climate Change
Academic Year 2022/2023
The focus of this module will be on understanding the processes responsible for weather, climate and climate change. Lectures will introduce students to concepts of energy and mass exchanges within the climate system which give rise to circulation systems and wetahr patterns. We use this as the basis for understanding the common states of weather at a place (climate) and show how natural and human activities are driving climate change.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module students will a) understand energy and heat exchanges within the earth-atmosphere system, b) have an awareness of the variables influencing climate and c) have become familiar with graphic representations of various climate components. They should have a good understanding of the basis for global climate change caused by human activities and an ability to link policies at national and international scales to climate actions.
Indicative Module Content:
Introduction: Concepts & Sources of weather information; Forms of energy and transfer mechanisms; Earth-Sun relationships & Atmospheric Composition; Earth’s Energy Budget; Atmospheric Properties: Temperature/Humidity, stability, clouds & precipitation, pressure & wind; The Global circulation & weather systems: mid-latitude frontal cyclones, severe weather; Climates of the world; Climate change and its impacts.
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Number of Credits |
5 |
Careers or Further Progression |
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Course Web Page |
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