This unit provides an understanding, in a holistic sense, of the terrestrial component of the hydrologic cycle. In particular, the unit traces the path of rain water as it falls on the land surface, starting from its partitioning into infiltration and overland flow, the consequent partitioning of the infiltrated water into evapotranspiration, subsurface stormflow and groundwater recharge, and then covers the movement of water through surface, subsurface and deep groundwater pathways to rivers and oceans. The unit attempts to capture these processes mathematically, individually as well as collectively and holistically, including the response of the entire hydrological system (surface,... -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Keith Smettem
