- Historical development and scope of bioclimatology/biometeorology. Climate scales: macro- , meso-, local- and micro- scales. Climate dynamics and driving forces (energy and hydrologic cycles). Climate variability, global climate changes and extreme weather events. Atmospheric conditions and biological systems.
- Study of climate and bioclimate. Systems for data monitoring, acquisition, transmission and processing of bioclimatic parameters. Available bioclimatic data and their management for the study of ecosystems and species distribution.
- Climate and bioclimatic classifications. Climatic and bioclimatic-biometeorological indicators. Effects of climate and climate changes on ecosystems and agriculture.
- Climate and vegetation. Impact of climate change on vegetation in natural and agricultural areas.
- Phenology and climate. Phenological observations, their processing and use.
- Types of climate zones, climate regions of the earth, climate of Greece.
- Topoclimate - microclimate. The climate of crop fields and tree-covered areas.
- Microclimatic conditions of enclosed spaces (greenhouses, warehouses, storage areas, etc).
- Urban climate. Special characteristics of urban climate and effects on humans.
- Αtmospheric parameters and thermal stress on living organisms. Meteorological/climatic conditions as a factor in the spread of pathogens.
- Αtmospheric parameters and pollution. Climatology of air pollution. Qualitative and quantitative description of pollutant dispersion in the atmospheric boundary layer. Effects on biological systems and assessment models.
- Atmospheric parameters and meteorological risk of fire initiation in urban, peri-urban, agricultural and forest areas.
- Use of bioclimatic/biometeorological parameters in the planning of rural and non-rural areas. Analysis of critical bioclimatic/biometeorological parameters and study of their spatio-temporal patterns. Examples of case studies.
Learning results
Bibliography
English Language:
• Adams J., 2010. Vegetation-Climate Interaction. Springer Science + Business Media B.V., USA.
• Breckle S.W. 2002. Walter’s Vegetation of the Earth. The ecological systems of Geo-Biosphere. Springer
Verlag Heildeberg. Germany.
• Eagleson, P. 2005. Ecohydrology: Darwinian Expression of Vegetation Form and Function. Cambridge
University Press.
• Ebi K.L., 2009. Biometeorology for adaptation to climate variability and change. Springer Science +
Business Media B.V., USA.
Greek Language:
• Chronopoulou-Sereli A., TsirosΙ., Kamoutsis Α., Matsoukis Α., Droulia F., Charalampopoulos Ι. and Chronopoulos C. 2012. General and Special Topics in Bioclimatology. Applications – Exercises. Ziti Publications, Thessaloniki, Greece. (Eudoxus code: 32997875).
The Faculty of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), was founded in June 1989 (Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic Νο. 166Α΄/16-6-1989) it is the first University Faculty of Crop Science founded in Greece
