ES 417: Hydrology and the Atmospheric- Water Cycle
Course Title |
Hydrology and the Atmosphere-Water Cycle |
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Course Code |
ES 417 |
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Course Type |
Elective |
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Level |
Master’s |
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Year / Semester |
1st / 1st (Subject to change) |
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Instructor’s Name |
Adriana Bruggeman (Leader), Hakan Djuma |
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ECTS |
10 |
Lectures / week |
1 (2h) |
Laboratories |
2 field trips (half day each); 3 labs (3 hrs each) |
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Course Purpose and Objectives |
The course aims to provide: (1) knowledge on the hydrologic cycle and the atmosphere; (2) understanding of hydrologic processes and water resources management; (3) the capacity to apply hydrologic field and laboratory equipment and equations to measure and model hydrologic processes. |
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Learning Outcomes |
At the end of the course students should understand the distribution and movement of water around the globe, know how to measure and model hydrologic processes, be able to compute water and energy balances at plot, watershed and basin level. Students should have acquired knowledge on water resources management. |
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Prerequisites |
None |
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Course Content |
1. The hydrologic cycle and the atmosphere 2. Precipitation 3. Infiltration and soil water processes 4. Evapotranspiration 5. Surface runoff 6. Stream flow 7. Groundwater 8. Water resources management |
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Teaching Methodology |
Lectures, readings, field and lab practicals, homework assignments. |
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Bibliography |
Ward, A.D. and S.W. Trimble. 2004. Environmental hydrology, 2nd ed. CRC Pres LCC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, Davie, T. 2008. Fundamentals of Hydrology, 2nd ed. Routledge, New York and London. Recent journal articles. |
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Assessment |
Coursework and exam |
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Language |
English |