Computational Ecohydrology

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Ecohydrology is an integrative science that studies mutual interactions between hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological processes. The lectures of the course will discuss the undamental processes controlling the flow of water in the biosphere (in land, atmosphere, soil, and plants) and the interactions with ecological processes, implications of ecohydrological feedbacks covering broad range of issues including global environmental change, land use change, global desertification/land degradation, urbanization, soil erosion, and the food-energy-water nexus. The computational lab will provide hands-on experience on ecohydrological analysis with geographic information system software and ecohydrologic model. The course will also introduce students to parallel computing and optimization methods.