COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS OF CLIMATOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEO 3008 METHODS OF CLIMATOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

It is aimed that within the framework of statistical data to evaluate the elements of climate, mapping and interpretation of these data.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be analyzed by statistical methods of climatic elements
2   To be map the results obtained from calculations
3   To be interpret to the calculating results and maps.
4   To be determined climatic types by means of certain methods
5   To be known as a urban climate, thermal islands, synoptic maps and the topic of climatic exchanges.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The studies of daily temperatures
2 The studies of daily temperatures
3 Thermal regime diagrams of meteorological stations
4 To interpret of thermal regime diagrams
5 The urban climate, thermal islands
6 Influences of urbanization on the climate
7 Evapotranspiration and moisture in air
8 Determining water balance and calculating quantity of running water
9 Midterm Exam
10 Determining to the climate types according to the Thornthwaite method
11 Interpreting to the climate types
12 Mapping to the precipitation data
13 Interpreting to the precipitation maps according to the Schreiber method
14 Interpreting to the synoptic maps
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay I., Uygulamalı Klimatoloji
Atalay I., Genel Fiziki Coğrafya,
Erol O., Klimatoloji
Erinç S., Umumi Klimatoloji ve iklim çalışmaları
Koçman A., Türkiye Iklimi
Koçman A., Ege Ovalarının iklimi
Cukur H., ve Diğ., Fluctiation of daily precipitation and environmental effects in the Aegean Subregion, 5 th. Turkey Romanian Geographical Academic Seminar.
Cukur H., ve Buldan I., The effect of morphoclimatic factors on olive production in Edremit Gulf (4 th. Turkey Romanian Geographical Academic Seminar)
Cukur H., Daily Precipitation Variations of Selected Meteorological Stations in Turkey, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cukur H., Edremit Körfezinde Iklim Özelliklerinin Zeytin Yetiştiriciliği Üzerine Etkileri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exam, Final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, term paper, final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.cukur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1355
LO.2544
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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