COURSE SYLLABUS

METEOROLOGY

1	Course Title:	METEOROLOGY
2	Course Code:	BSM1503
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	English
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Erkan Yaslıoğlu
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	yasli@uludag.edu.tr, 0224-2941624, U.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Görükle, Bursa.
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn the science of meteorology and its role and importance in agricultural practices.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Student can analyze and use meteorological data in agricultural applications in own future professional carrier.

Learning Outcomes:

1	List the sub-branches of meteorology.;
2	List and define the layers of the atmosphere.;
3	Defines meteorological parameters such as pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, insolation and explains their role in agricultural practices.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Meteorology
2	Agricultural Meteorology and its importance to crop production.
3	Climate and weather – factors affecting climate and weather.
4	Climate and weather – factors affecting climate and weather.
5	Light – effect of light intensity, quality, directıon and duration on crop production – air temperature – factors affecting temperature.
6	Diurnal and seasonal variation in air temperature– isotherm. Heat unit definition and its use – heat and cold waves – role of temperature in crop production.
7	Atmospheric pressure – diurnal and seasonal variation – pressure systems of the world – causes of variation – isobar – low, depression, anticyclone, tornado, hurricane and storms.
8	Wind – wind systems of the world – inter tropical convergence zones (ITCZ) – wind speed in different seasons – effect of wind on crop production.
9	Humidity –absolute humidity – specific humidity –relative humidity – mixing ratio, dew point temperature – vapour pressure deficit -diurnal variation in relative humidity and its effect on crop production.
10	Evaporation – transpiration, evapotranspiration – potential evapotranspiratıon – definition and their importance in agricultural production.
11	Agroclimatic normals, weather forecasting – types, importance – synoptic chart – crop weather calendar.
12	Agroclimatic normals, weather forecasting – types, importance – synoptic chart – crop weather calendar.
13	Definition and uses of remote sensing and crop weather modeling – climate change and variability.
14	Definition and uses of remote sensing and crop weather modeling – climate change and variability.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Sivakumar M.V.A, Motha R.P., 2007. Managing Weather and Climate Risks in Agriculture. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 520 pp. Exline J. D., Levine A.S., Levine J.S., 2006. Meteorology: An Educator’s Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NP-2006-08-97-LaRC. 146 pp.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Multiple choice test.
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	20	2	40
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	12	12
Total WorkLoad			86
Total workload/ 30 hr			2,87
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11
LO1	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	4	2
LO2	3	4	2	0	1	0	3	3	2
LO3	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	5	2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High