Surface Water Hydrology

Catalog description

Surface Water Hydrology is an applied science that examines the hydrologic cycle focusing on the surficial component parts of precipitation, infiltration, evaporation, transpiration, surface runoff, and stream flow. Understanding hydrologic principles that drive the movement and distribution of water on Earth is critical for understanding key factors and circumstances shaping global water availability and use. Topics addressing the physical and human dynamics of water should leave you with a holistic understanding with regard to where water comes from, how it is cycled throughout the planet, and how humans can utilize and interact with the resource. Field days will provide students with practical hands-on experience for collecting and analyzing local (SW Ohio) hydrologic data. Cross-listed with GLG 425/GLG 525 .