AGROMETEOROLOGIA, ANALISI E MONITORAGGIO DEL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Disciplinary Sector:

General Arboriculture and Tree Cultivation

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SIRCA Costantino Battista

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Minimum hours of attendance:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

none

AF code:

A001692

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The level of knowledge will be assessed in three steps: a presentation of issues related to the course, a test (written) followed by a discussion of the main arguments of the course

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The couse will give the main basis of agrometeorology and, on the basis of the ecosystemic approach, analysis techniques applied on both natural and agricultural systems. Climate change phenomenon, including causes, potential impacts on these systems, mitigation and adaptation strategies will be critically discussed.

Contents

Agrometeorology and micrometeorology definition and glossary. Variables, monitoring and analysis techniques on terrestrial ecosystems.
Energy budget of natural and agricultural ecosystems: solar radiation, sensible and latent heat, ground heat flux. Evapotranspiration.
Carbon budget of the terrestrial ecosystems.
Climate change: causes, impacts, adaptation and mitigation strategies. International actions and agreements to face the climate change phenomenon.

Recommended Bibliography

The slides of the Course will be available for the students. In addition, further details on the main topics of the Course are available in:
Jones H.G., 2013. Plants and microclimate. Cambridge University Press;
Borin M., Ceccon P., 1995. Elementi di Agrometeorologia e Agroclimatologia. Imprimitur, Padova;
Assessment Reports of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons (about 2/3 of the Couse), laboratory and field trip to visit experimental sites

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