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Physical Hydrology (Adapted)
This course is adapted from the "Physical Hydrology" HydroLearn module developed originally by Dr. Belize Lane from Utah State University. The adaptation is minimal at this point and interested users should use the original module of Dr. Lane available here: https://edx.hydrolearn.org/courses/course-v1:Utah_State_University+CEE6400+2019_Fall/course/ The aim of this graduate-level course is for you to acquire an understanding and appreciation of hydrology as a quantitative science describing the occurrence, distribution, and movement of water at and near the surface of the earth. We will develop an intuitive and quantitative understanding of physical processes involved in the land phase of the hydrologic cycle, learn how to use this knowledge to address engineering problems and participate in research involving the physical understanding and parameterization of hydrologic processes.
About This Course
This course is adapted from the "Physical Hydrology" HydroLearn module developed originally by Dr. Belize Lane from Utah State University. The adaptation is minimal at this point and interested users should use the original module of Dr. Lane available here: https://edx.hydrolearn.org/courses/course-v1:Utah_State_University+CEE6400+2019_Fall/course/
The aim of this graduate-level course is for you to acquire an understanding and appreciation of hydrology as a quantitative science describing the occurrence, distribution, and movement of water at and near the surface of the earth. We will develop an intuitive and quantitative understanding of physical processes involved in the land phase of the hydrologic cycle, learn how to use this knowledge to address engineering problems and participate in research involving the physical understanding and parameterization of hydrologic processes.
Hydrology deals with the occurrence, circulation and distribution of water on earth and investigates the spatio-temporal storages and fluxes of water (in all its forms) in the terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric components of the global water system. Hydrology originated as an engineering discipline mainly focused on problems such as estimating extremes for hydrologic design applications. In time, the role of hydrology has expanded to account for rapid increases in data and technology. Today, the societal need for water, human security, and ecosystem functioning in a rapidly changing world requires quantitative hydrologic understanding to generate the necessary predictive capability across space and time scales to solve our pressing water resources challenges.
Topics Covered
You will learn fundamentals of hydrologic cycle and hydrologic processes. Precipitation, infiltration, runoff generation, evapotranspiration, and snowmelt. In addition, you will learn representation fo hydrologic processes in hydrologic models.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
1. Retrieve and evaluate hydrologic data to support quantitative interpretation of hydrologic processes (streamflow, precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, subsurface flow).
2. Describe and evaluate the hydrologic processes and sources of uncertainty.
3. Use fundamental physical principles such as conservation of mass and energy to quantify and model hydrologic processes.
4. Apply and interpret results from simple hydrologic models to examine relevant questions faced by hydrologists and water resource engineers.
Prerequisites
CEE 3430
This course is adapted from the "Physical Hydrology" HydroLearn module developed originally by Dr. Belize Lane from Utah State University. The adaptation is minimal at this point and interested users should use the original module of Dr. Lane available here: https://edx.hydrolearn.org/courses/course-v1:Utah_State_University+CEE6400+2019_Fall/course/
Course Authors
Belize Lane, PhD
Utah Sate University. Contact: belize.lane@usu.edu
Irene Garousi-Nejad, Graduate Research Assistant
Utah State University. Contact: i.garousi@aggiemail.usu.edu
Target Audience
Junior/Senior Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering Students
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