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LEC.275 Catchment Hydrology

OTT water-level recorder

An OTT river-level recorder based on a float and a shaft encoder

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 / Routledge (ISBN: 9780415370424).

  • Lecture 1: Introduction to catchment hydrology
  • Lecture 2: Rainfall: processes & measurement
  • Lecture 3: Rainfall: analysis
  • Lecture 4: Evaporation: direct measurement
  • Lecture 5: Evaporation: processes
  • Lecture 6: Subsurface water: states and flows
  • Lecture 7: Runoff: measurement & basic analysis
  • Lecture 8: Rainfall-runoff: processes & pathways
  • Lecture 9: Rainfall-runoff: basic modelling
  • Lecture 10: Rainfall-runoff: distributed modelling
  • Lecture 11: Water Quality: measurement
  • Lecture 12: Water Quality: treatment
  • Fieldwork practical on using hydrology in Natural Flood Management
  • End-of-module test (week 8) and literature-based exercise

 

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