ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY.

Catalog description

An introduction to environmental hydrology topics including basic principles of the processes and measurements of precipitation, interception, infiltration, evaporation, evapotranspiration, interflow, overland flow, stream flow, and groundwater flow. Introduction to quantification of watershed metrics such as water budgets, hydrographs, discharge-concentration relationships, and flood routing. Examples and case studies will cover a broad spectrum of modern environmental scenarios (in a changing climate) across urban, agricultural, mining, and natural landscapes and biomes. Prerequisite: MATH 1426 , or consent of instructor.