Individual course details
Study programme Meteorology
Chosen research area (module)  
Nature and level of studies The undergraduate level
Name of the course Weather and Climate of Serbia
Professor (lectures) Suzana Putniković, Ivana Tošić
Professor/associate (examples/practical)  
Professor/associate (additional)  
ECTS 6 Status (required/elective) elective
Access requirements Weather Analysis
Aims of the course To learn students with the weather and climate of Serbia.
Learning outcomes Finalizing this course student can understand of the range of possible weather and climatic conditions in the territory of Serbia.
Contents of the course
Lectures 1. Introduction and geographical characteristics of Serbia. 2. The influence of the surrounding seas, the land and mountains. 3. Atmospheric circulation systems. 4. History of weather and climate research. 5. Weather types of Serbia. 6. Extreme weather phenomena. 7. Severe weather phenomena. 8. Classification of weather states. 9. Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature in Serbia. 10. Spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation in Serbia. 11. Spatial and temporal distribution of wind in Serbia. 12. Classification of climate.  
Examples/ practical classes Analysis extreme and severe weather phenomena. Using software to perform climate data analysis.
Recommended books
1 Putniković S., Tošić I., Unkašević M., 2017: Vreme i klima Srbije. Skripta. Fizički fakultet, Institut za meteorologiju. 132 str. (in Serbian)
2 Radinović Đ., 1981: Vreme i klima Jugoslavije. Udžbenik. Univerzitet u Beogradu, 423 str. (in Serbian)
3 Tošić, I. i М. Unkašević, 2014: Promene klime u Srbiji. Monografija. Akademska misao, Beograd, 161 str. (in Serbian)
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Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures Examples&practicals   Student project Additional
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Teaching and learning methods Lectures, exercises, seminars
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework mark examination mark
coursework 5 written examination 20
practicals 15 oral examination 40
papers 10    
presentations 10