53:178 Hydrometeorology (3 sh)
This course covers the occurrence and movement of water in the atmosphere and on the land surface, develops quantitative approaches for modeling rainfall-runoff processes, and discusses the measurement and processing of data sets (e.g., precipitation) neccessary for hydrologic modeling.
After taking this course you will be able to carry out detailed hydrometeorological studies, such as water budget analyses, using large hydrologic data sets, and be able to calibrate and use watershed models for streamflow prediction and hydrologic design.
This course is offered in the Fall semester and is intended for graduate students, and senior undergraduates who want to obtain more depth of knowledge in hydrology.
Text:
- Maidment, D. R., Editor, 1993: Handbook of Hydrology (optional)
- Bras, R. L., 1990: Hydrology: An Introduction to Hydrologic Science (optional)
- Dingman, S. L., 1994: Physical Hydrology (optional)
- Wallace, J. M., and P. V. Hobbs, 1977: Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey (optional)
Pre-requisites:
- 57:078 Principles of Hydrology
Co-requisites:
- None
Next required course(s):
- None
Technical electives (for more depth in this subject):
- 53:179 Hydroclimatology
- 53:195 Surface-Atmosphere Processes, Weather, and Climate Change
Technical electives (for more breadth in this subject):
- 53:116 Probabilistic Methods in Hydroscience
- 53:117 Remote Sensing
- 53:280 Hydrosystems Design and Operation
Detailed Course Outline
- Water cycle
- Atmospheric thermodynamics
- Atmospheric water vapor
- Atmospheric water budgets
- Raindrop physics
- Precipitation measurement and analysis
- Evapotranspiration
- Soil water and unsaturated flow
- Infiltration and Runoff
- Hydrograph analysis
- Hydrologic modeling
- River geomorphology