| Course title | |||||
| Basic Meteorology and Natural Disasters [Basic Meteorology and Natural Disasters] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 1 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 18146 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 白木 克繁 [SHIRAKI Katsushige] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Students learn the features and characteristics of natural disaster. Students learn the basics of meteorology and soil mechanics which are deeded to understand the natural disaster. |
| Expected Learning |
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Understanding the basics of meteorology and soil mechanics, and being able to give a schematic explanation about the mechanism of the natural disaster. Please refer to the curriculum map on the University's website (three policies) for diploma policy perspectives https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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1. Class guidance and natural disaster example 2. Basic theory of meteorology. The atmosphere circulation, Coriolis force, westerlies wind, a monsoon, the typhoon 3. Meteorology basics. Periodic wind, a world climate, climate change 4. Slope failure and landslide. Soil erosion, the transportation of the earth and sand, 5. Slope safety factor and the basic of soil mechanics 6. Countermeasures for natural disasters. Evacuation alert and Japanese legal system for disasters 7. Recent natural disasters, earthquake, flood, and volcano 8. Student presentation for the natural disasters |
| Prerequisites |
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Please perform preparations, review (out-of-class learning). The required study time is based on the standard hours of the university. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Teacher will prepare lecture prints |
| References |
| Teacher will order if necessary |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Judged from class room test and students presentation |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| It is preferable that students has interested in the usual meteorological report and weather forecast. |
| Course keywords |
| Weather forecast, evacuation advisory, disaster information, climate change |
| Office hours |
| Send email to shirakik@cc.tuat.ac.jp if you need advice from teacher. |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 1/31/2022 3:47:23 PM |