Hydrology BC ENV 3025
Introduction
Overview
- Introductions
- handout of printed class page
- scope of the course
- focus on physical hydrology and ecohydrology (complements
'Chemistry of Continental Waters')
- components of the hydrologic cycle (no oceanography though)
- fundamental principles and case studies
- skills oriented class
- prerequisites
- one year college science or math; EESC V 2100 (Climate) or
permission of the instructor; familiarity with MS Excel
or other spreadsheet software (see me afterwards if you don't
meet these requirements)
- technical aspects
- website/courseworks
- password
- textbook required
- format of the course
- lecture
- hands-on activtities
- computer exercises
- demonstrations
- current events
- homework
- fieldtrip
- basic computer skills
- grading policy
- introduce yourself; what is your interest in the course?
- (signup sheet)
Video "Water, a precious resource"
(23
min.) Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
Society, c1980. BARNARD MEDIA VIDEO GB661.2 .W37 1980g
topics discussed: hydrologic cycle; history of hydrology
(quantity of
water constant on Earth?); everything is connected; hydrology is
connected to many other things, such as economic development
(transportation), food production, recreation,.erosion,...;
natural
hazards; dams; urban hydrology - sewers, waste water treatment;
climate
& water, drought, climate change; water quantity issues,
falling
water tables, irrigation efficiency, clean-up of Potomac river.