Coastal Hydrology

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Coastal hydrological cycle; surface water and groundwater flow, direction, and movement in coastal environments; types of coastal morphology and its implication to water flow; land to ocean contaminant transport via river and groundwater; introduction to field techniques for measuring surface water and groundwater fluxes; numerical methods for solving hydrological processes and problems; the impact of anthropogenic activities and hydroclimate extremes on coastal hydrology and water resources. Prerequisites: MATH 147 and MARS 102 ; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.