Module: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (1201-590)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Earth System Science (Master, since 01.10.2013)
  3. Semester, elective
• Earth and Climate System Science (Master, since 01.10.2017)
  3. Semester, elective
• Bioeconomy (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  1. Semester, elective
• Bioeconomy (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, elective
• Bioeconomy (starting WS 16/17) (Master, since 01.04.2017)
  1. Semester, elective
• Bioeconomy (starting WS 16/17) (Master, since 01.04.2017)
  3. Semester, elective

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Basic understanding about atmospheric processes, basic modules of the first semester of the master course.

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

Active participation in both parts of the module

Module examination:

Written exam

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

56 h attendance + 124h independent study = 180 h

Professional competences:

The students develop a basic understanding for questions and methods used in agricultural and forest meteorology. They know the relationships between weather and climate on the one hand side and the different types of land surface on the other side and are capable to use this knowledge to solve interdisciplinary questions in applied meteorology.

Key competences:

The students are capable to combine the competences learned in this module with their knowledge learned in the basis lectures of earth sys-tem sciences to work on interdisciplinary questions in agriculture and forestry.

Comments:

Maximum number of participants: 10

eLearning:

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