ENVIRONMENTAL and CONSERVATION HYDROLOGY  GGE 342  -  Spring 2010 (updated on 29 December)
 
 
Week of Topic Reading
11 January  Introduction and history of hydrology, properties of water

18
Hydrological principles
ch. 1, 13
25
Hydrological principles, introduction to GIS application

1 February
Atmosphere and ocean currents & climate change
Broecker and Denton
8
Climate change and hydrology / precipitation (100 pt. test on Thursday, 11 February) ch. 2
15
Precipitation

22
Evapotranspiration
ch. 4
1 March
ET and snow hydrology

8
Hydraulic head and groundwater
ch. 11.1 to 11.3
15
Spring Break - No class

22
Darcys Law and flow nets
29
Groundwater cont. / soil water and infiltration (100 pt. test on Thursday, 1 April) ch. 3
5 April
Small watersheds and runoff, surface water gauging ch. 5
12
Ungauged watersheds, curve number method ch. 5 con't, 6
19
Channels, rivers, and reservoirs ch. 7, 8
26
Fluvial geomorphology & erosion and sediment transport ch. 9
3 May
Water quality, TMDLs
11 May
Final test, Tuesday, 11 May at 10:15 AM

Reading: chapters refer to the text titled Environmental Hydrology, 2nd Edition by Ward and Trimble. Additional readings will be assigned at various times during the semester. Copies of these readings will be placed on reserve in the Geology Library or updates of this web page will have links to the text and questions.

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