2023-2024 / ENVT3055-1

Environmental climatology, Part 1

Duration

12h Th, 10h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Bernard Tychon

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Definition of agrometeorology and fields of application.
Radiation budget calculation and biomass model based on radiation use efficiency.
Calculation of evapotranspirations.
Aquacrop, a crop growth model.
Calculations of momentum, heat, water vapor and CO2 fluxes between the canopy and the atmosphere.
Agroclimatology basis and applications for the determination of the length of the growing season.
Plant development and weather conditions.
Climate change

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, the student will have acquired the basic notions which will allow to understand the meteorological factors at the base of agricultural production as well as fundamental notions explaining the causes and consequences of climate change.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic notions of mathematics, physics and biology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course combines presentation of theoretical concepts and practical work. Particularity of this course, the students will have to realize one week of observations at the agrometeorological station of the Campus.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face teaching

Recommended or required readings

Guyot G., 1999. Climatologie de l'Environnement. Cours et exercices corrigés. 525p
Course material made up of powerpoints, video, articles, podcasts provided at the start of each course

2020 : written exam (see precisions in your MyULiege- Celcat calendar).

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Bernard Tychon
Bernard.Tychon@uliege.be

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