This site formerly copies of lecture handouts for LEC275 Catchment Hydrology. Please now access these resources via LEC.275 Moodle

The module aims to introduce concepts, plus measurement and analytical techniques used by hydrologists to solve water-related problems in catchments (notably flood forecasting/mitigation and water quality remediation). The module is taught by Nick A Chappell. Learning objectives are: 1/ quantitative description of catchment hydrological processes, 2/ use of data and models to derive solutions, and 3/ assimilate primary literature to address wider problems, plus understand current data and theoretical limitations.

The class text is Shaw, E.M., Beven, K.J., Chappell, N.A., and Lamb, R., 2010. Hydrology in Practice. Fourth Edition. Taylor and Francis, Abingdon (ISBN: 9780415370424). Copies of the Fourth Edition are also in the University Library. A personal paperback copy of this book can be purchased from Blackwells campus bookshop (tel: 01524 32581). They match the current Amazon price.

• Lecture 1: Introduction to catchment hydrology

The first online live event (via your email invite to MS-Teams) is at 9am Tues 12^th Oct 2021.

DRH & UGH classmarks in Library

Environment Agency Catchment Data Explorer (Solway Tweed River Basin District)

• Lecture 2: Rainfall: processes & measurement

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 1 & 3

• Lecture 3: Rainfall: analysis

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 9

• Lecture 4: Evaporation: direct measurement

• Lecture 5: Evaporation: processes

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 4 & 10

• Lecture 6: Subsurface water: states and flows

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 5, 6 & 15

• Lecture 7: Runoff: measurement & basic analysis

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 7

• Lecture 8: Rainfall-runoff: processes & pathways

• Lecture 9: Rainfall-runoff: basic modelling

• Lecture 10: Rainfall-runoff: distributed modelling

• Lecture 11: Water Quality: measurement

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 8

• Lecture 12: Water Quality: treatment

Shaw et al. (2010) Chapter 8

Ratnayaka et al. (2009) [book at UGH in Library]

• End-of-module test

CWA test - in week 8 in County South A70

Test format details (2010-11 onwards format)

• Fieldwork practical 1 (Week 3)

Subsurface water practical (Ou catchment)

• Fieldwork practical 2 (Week 2)

Natural Flood Management practical (Upper Lune catchment, Sedbergh)

• Past Exam Questions

use the past exam questions to help you revise

Past exam questions for LEC275/ENV210 (c/o Registry website)


Note: For LEC275 see ENV210 module question for 2009-2013; ignore questions for 2002-8 as the module was very different

 

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