GEO 406
Applied Climatology
2
Course Description
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. define climatology;
2. classify agro climatic zones;
3. explain tropical weather patterns; and
4. explain climate change impacts in the tropics.
Course Outline
Bioclimatology, agro climatology, climatology and the built environment, climate change and its
impact on rural and urban environments, climate change and sustainable development goals, ,
and climate change and its implications on humans and various human and economic activities.
Definition and delimitation of the “Tropics” Rationale for studying the climatology of the tropics.
Radiation conditions in the tropics. Temperatures in the tropics. Tropical precipitation. Tropical
disturbances: Tropical weather systems. Applied tropical climatology: Tropical agro climatology;
tropical bioclimatology, global circulation system and its influence in the tropics., links between
the tropical climates and the temperate climates, climate change and climate-premiership.