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ELEMENTS OF METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

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	DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA E BIOLOGIA "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"

	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
	2015/2016

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
GEO/11	5	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
GEO/11	1	12	LAB	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE MAIN PROCESSES OF METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY AND AN APPROPRIATE CAPACITY OF UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP IDEAS ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF METEO/MARINE EVENTS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ACQUISITION OF ADEQUATE SKILLS ABOUT INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE MAIN METEO-OCEANOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS, FINALIZED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PROBLEMS THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. MAKING JUDGMENTS: ABILITY TO CRITICALLY FUNCTIONALITY, EVEN IF WITH LIMITED INFORMATION, OF ACQUIRED SKILLS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF METEO/MARINE EVENTS. CAPACITY TO ENRICH OWN KNOWLEDGE WITH CRITICAL SENSE, DEALING WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PROPOSALS AND CONCLUSIONS RELATIVE TO THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO IMPACT EFFECT ANALYSIS OF THE METEO-MARINE EVENTS, WITH RESPECT TO SPECIALISTS AND NOT SPECIALISTS SUBSCRIBERS. ABILITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR CHOICES, CLEARLY MOTIVATED WITH CAPACITY OF MEDIATION AND SYNTHESIS, DEVELOPED IN GROUP WORK. LEARNING SKILL: REACHING OF LEARNING SKILLS LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ON THEIR OWN, FOCUS ON STANDARD AND INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR THE METEO-MARINE IMPACT EFFECTS ANALYSIS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE MAIN PROCESSES OF METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY AND AN
APPROPRIATE CAPACITY OF UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP IDEAS ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF
METEO/MARINE EVENTS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
ACQUISITION OF ADEQUATE SKILLS ABOUT INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE
MAIN METEO-OCEANOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS, FINALIZED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PROBLEMS THROUGH A
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH.

MAKING JUDGMENTS:
ABILITY TO CRITICALLY FUNCTIONALITY, EVEN IF WITH LIMITED INFORMATION, OF ACQUIRED SKILLS FOR THE
EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF METEO/MARINE EVENTS. CAPACITY TO ENRICH OWN KNOWLEDGE
WITH CRITICAL SENSE, DEALING WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PROPOSALS AND CONCLUSIONS RELATIVE TO THE
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO IMPACT EFFECT ANALYSIS OF THE METEO-MARINE EVENTS, WITH RESPECT TO
SPECIALISTS AND NOT SPECIALISTS SUBSCRIBERS. ABILITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR
CHOICES, CLEARLY MOTIVATED WITH CAPACITY OF MEDIATION AND SYNTHESIS, DEVELOPED IN GROUP WORK.

LEARNING SKILL:
REACHING OF LEARNING SKILLS LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ON THEIR OWN, FOCUS ON STANDARD
AND INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR THE METEO-MARINE IMPACT EFFECTS ANALYSIS.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND CLASSICAL PHYSICS IS REQUIRED.

	Contents
	THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL BASIS AND PRACTICES OF THE MAIN PROCESSES IN METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF METEO-MARINE EVENTS. BASICS OF GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND SEA WATER. GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND SEAS. METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE MAIN METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS (PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION, PRECIPITATION, ETC.). METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE MAIN OCEANOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS (SALINITY, DENSITY, OXYGEN, CURRENT, SEA LEVEL, ETC.). THE PROBLEM OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND MARINE POLLUTION. INFLUENCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

Contents

THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL BASIS AND PRACTICES OF THE MAIN PROCESSES IN METEOROLOGY AND
OCEANOGRAPHY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF METEO-MARINE EVENTS.

BASICS OF GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND SEA WATER.
GENERAL CIRCULATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND SEAS.
METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE MAIN METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS (PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY,
WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION, PRECIPITATION, ETC.). METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE MAIN OCEANOGRAPHIC
PARAMETERS (SALINITY, DENSITY, OXYGEN, CURRENT, SEA LEVEL, ETC.).
THE PROBLEM OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND MARINE POLLUTION.
INFLUENCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES ON THE THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE COURSE, CLASSROOM EXERCISES FOR THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF MEASURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND IN THE OCEAN.

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAMINATION WITH DISCUSSION OF A WRITTEN ELABORATE ON THE ESERCITATIVE AND/OR LABORATORY TESTS, WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO EVALUATE THE ACQUIRED LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

	Texts
	PICKARD AND EMERY, DESCRIPTIVE PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, PERGAMON PRESS; EMERY AND THOMSON, DATA ANALYSIS METHODS IN PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, PERGAMON PRESS; BROCK AND RICHARDSON, METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS SYSTEM, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; PEIXOTO AND ORT, PHYSICS OF CLIMATE, AIP PRESS.; BENGTSSON ET AL., DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY, PERGAMON PRESS