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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Soil and Water Sciences
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Eran Tas
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Eran Tas,
Mr. yheonata sela
Course/Module description:
Fundamental knowledge related to the vegetation-soil-water and atmosphere relationship.
Radiation:electromagnetic radiation, models for radiation budget, black body properties. Thermodynamic of the atmosphere: thermodynamics, ideal gas law, first law of thermodynamics, atmosphere composition, atmospheric pressure, barometer equation, temperature, adiabatic process and relationship between temperature and pressure during a vertical adiabatic lifting, potential temperature, thermodynamic of moist air, dew point, wet bulb temperature, vapor pressure, specific and relative humidity, Clausius Clapeyron equation. Flow and motion in the atmosphere and in the boundary layer, atmospheric stability, buoyancy, turbulence, boundary layer definition, properties and formation mechanisms, wind shear, laminar and turbulent flow, buoyancy and vertical motion in the boundary layer. Surface layer, heat and mass transfer, vertical profiles, processes related to soil-plant-atmosphere continuum:evaporation and transpiration and their partitioning, different approaches t evaluate evapotranspiration, Penman and Penman Monteith equation, uptake and emission of air-pollutants by plants, measurement and modelling fluxes of different scales.
Course/Module aims:
-Understanding the processes that conect the atmosphere, soil and vegetation
- Imparting theoretical and practical tools
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describe the sequence Soil - plant - atmosphere in terms of the effect of meteorological conditions on evaporation and transpiration and transition of materials between the surface and the atmosphere.
Describe basic processes in the atmosphere near the ground
Attendance requirements(%):
80
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and exercise
Course/Module Content:
Thermodynamics of dry and humid air - the first law, energy conservation, temperature, dew temperature, wet bulb temperature,water vapor pressure, relative humidity and specific humidity.
Laminar and turbulent flow - wind
Heat and mass transfers - heating and cooling processes of objects(land, water, vegetation) and the atmosphere and the relationship.
Composition of the atmosphere - the forces operating in the atmosphere and the movements derived from them, atmospheric layer, wind, wind shear and turbulence, boundary layer, atmospheric stability and instability and thier establishing parametrics, a-diabetic processes, buoyancy, vertical profiles.
Processes of radiation and radiation balance sheet.
Water evaporation from herbal systems and water bodies.
Effect of chemical factors on soil and vegetation.
Chemical processes related to the continuity of atmosphere, soil and vegetation.
Measurements and modeling different scales of floods.
Required Reading:
none
Additional Reading Material:
Campbell, G.S. and J. M. Norman, 1998. An
introduction to Environmental Biophysics. Second
edition. Springer. Chapters 10, 11 and 15. Pdf file
on course website.
•2. FAO 56 - Crop Evapotranspiration
(Food and Agriculture Organization)
http://www.kimberly.uidaho.edu/ref-et/fao56.pdf
•3. Baldocchi, D. Biometeorology course:
•From website:
http://nature.berkeley.edu/biometlab/espm129/
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 75 %
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 10 %
Mid-terms exams 15 %
Additional information:
The classes will be recorded and available on justified circumstances (military service, holidays, conflicts with other coursesת parenthood and any other justified reason)or two weeks before the exam.
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