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| ORM2026 | Climate Knowledge | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Lab work | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Turgay DİNDAROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sezgin HACISALİHOĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course provides a general understanding of ecological terms and ecosystems. It discusses relationships among plant, soil factors, climatic factors, topography and biotic factors. It gives covers climate change, succession, biodiversity and environmental pollution. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Students will be introduced climatology. They will learn some definitions in this lecture. | 5,8 | 1,6, | | LO - 2 : | Students will be able to learn structure and layers of atmosphere and atmospheric events. | 5,8 | 1,6, | | LO - 3 : | Students will be able to learn precipitation and features of precipitation; precipitation types, regimes and distribution. | 5,8 | 1,6, | | LO - 4 : | Students will be able to learn and evaluate the air mass in Turkey and will learn types of macro-climate in Turkey | 5,8 | 1,6, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction and definition of general terms, Structure of the atmosphere, Heat and temperature, Vapor, humidity and condensation in atmosphere, Fogs and clouds, Precipitation, Evapotranspiration, humidity and rainfall measurements, Wind and air pressure, Weather stations and their evaluations, Fire meteorology, Air masses and fronts, Classification of climates, Climate of Turkey, Determination of climate type, Climate change |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and definition of general terms | | | Week 2 | Structure of the atmosphere | | | Week 3 | Heat and temperature | | | Week 4 | Vapor, humidity and condensation in atmosphere | | | Week 5 | Fogs and clouds | | | Week 6 | Precipitation and forms | | | Week 7 | Evapotranspiration, humidity and rainfall measurements | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Wind and air pressure | | | Week 10 | Weather stations and their evaluations | | | Week 11 | Fire meteorology | | | Week 12 | Homework handing, Elements of climate | | | Week 13 | Student presentation, Precipitation an Temperature; its importance and evaluation in terms of forestry | | | Week 14 | Air masses and fronts, Classification of climates and climate of Turkey | | | Week 15 | Meteorological equipments and materials, Climate types of Turkey | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Özyuvacı, N., 1999. Meteoroloji ve Klimatoloji, , İ.Ü. Yayınları Yayın No: 4196, Orman Fak. Yayın No: 460, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Oğuz, E., 1999, Genel Klimatoloji, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 77 |
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