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GEO 376S/382S:             Physical Hydrology

Instructor for Fall 2008: Bayani Cardenas

Teaching Assistant: Kuldeep Chaudhary

 

Course Syllabus

Physical Hydrology covers the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the major physical hydrologic processes including precipitation, snow and snowmelt, infiltration, soil moisture, groundwater flow, evapotranspiration, and runoff. Prerequisite: Geological Sciences 346C or Mathematics 408D with a grade of at least C.

Textbook: Physical Hydrology (2008, 2nd ed) by S. L. Dingman

 
     

 

 

Tentative Schedule

 
Week Topic
Lecture 1
8/28 Introduction to Hydrology, Climate
Lecture 2
9/1 - 9/5 Climate, Rainfall Processes
9/8 - 9/12 Rainfall Processes and Measurement
Lecture 3
9/15 - 9/17 Snow and Snowmelt
Lecture 4
9/22 - 9/26 Unsaturated Zone and Infiltration Processes
9/29 - 10/3 Unsaturated Zone and Infiltration Processes
10/2 Deadline for choosing term paper topic
Lecture 5
10/6 - 10/8 Evaporation and Transpiration

(Cardenas and Swanson at GSA from 10/5-10/8, the class will not meet on 10/7, Tuesday)

10/13 - 10/17 Evaporation and Transpiration
10/21 First Exam
Lecture 6
10/20 - 10/24 Runoff Processes and Streamflow

10/27 - 10/31

Watershed and Stream Network Properties
11/6 Outlines for Project Due
11/3 - 11/7 Flood Routing and Streamflow Analysis
Lecture 7
11/10 - 11/14 Groundwater Hydraulics
11/17 - 11/21 Groundwater Hydraulics
Term Project Presentations (make-up sessions)
11/24-11/28 Wrap-up and Review

27-29 Thanksgiving Holidays

11/29 Second Exam
12/4 Term Project Reports Due

Other important dates:
       9/1: Labor Day Holiday

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