Basic Hydrology

Course title

H0938000

Basic Hydrology

Course description

This class will provide you with basic concepts of hydrology (water cycle and water resources).

Purpose of class

The goals of this course are to
- Be able to understand basic knowledge of each component in water cycle
- Be able to understand and explain how to monitor and model water cycle

Goals and objectives

At the end of the course, participants are expected to obtain basic knowledge of water and energy cycle.
They are expected to understand the latest technological advancement of monitoring and modeling of hydrologic cycle.
They are expected to explain the latest technological advancement of monitoring and modeling of hydrologic cycle

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Basics of energy and water cycle - Water balance	Study water cycle	45minutes
2.	Precipitation - Gauge network - Extreme statistics	Study precipitation	45minutes
3.	Evapotranspiration - Boundary layer - Bowen ratio - Penman’s equation	Study methods to estimate evapotranspiration	45minutes
4.	Runoff and river - Basics of watershed - Hydrograph and hyetograph - Effective precipitation and runoff coefficient	Study runoff and rivers	45minutes
5.	Japanese flood - Recent flood disasters in Japan - Characteristics of Japanese flood	Study recent floods in Japan	45minutes
6.	Presentation on rivers - Report selected rivers (climate, soil type, topography, land use, flood mitigation instrument, water utility, water management planning)	Study characteristics of rivers learned from presentations of students	45minutes
7.	Final exam and explanation of answers	Understand whole lecture contents and prepare for the final exam	45minutes
Total.	-	-	315minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	quiz	Total.
1.	35%	35%
2.	35%	35%
3.	30%	30%
Total.	100%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Your final grade will be calculated according to the following process: quiz related lectures (100%, occasionally given) (50%).
To pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.

Textbooks and reference materials

Brutsaert, Wilfred, 2005, “Hydrology: An Introduction”, Cambridge Univ. Press

Prerequisites

Study physics and mathematics of high school level

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