The aim of this unit is to gain a quantitative knowledge of hydrologic processes across a range of space and timescales. Topics covered include (1) physical laws governing the catchment water balance at large scale, catchment energy balance and conversion to mass balance, calculation of evapotranspiration and estimation from satellite data; (2) introduction to runoff processes—the flood hydrograph and flood frequency analysis, variable source area runoff concepts and calculation; (3) unsaturated zone hydrology—Richards equation, unsaturated flow and transport parameter identification, scale issues and preferential flow; (4) groundwater flow—general principles and estimation of recharge... -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Keith Smettem
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineering; for pre-2012 courses: none
