Applied Hydrology
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
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141APHD | Z,ZK | 5 | 2P+2C | Czech |
- Course guarantor:
- Jaromír Dušek
- Lecturer:
- Michal Dohnal, Jaromír Dušek, Tomáš Vogel, Jana Votrubová
- Tutor:
- Michal Dohnal, Jaromír Dušek, Tomáš Vogel, Jana Votrubová
- Supervisor:
- Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology
- Synopsis:
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Advanced hydrology course. Quantitative description of hydrological processes. Methods of measurement and data evaluation. Deterministic and stochastic modeling in hydrology.
- Requirements:
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N/A
- Syllabus of lectures:
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Water in the atmosphere.
Radiation balance.
Transport processes in the surface layer of the atmosphere.
Determination of evaporation intensity.
Snowmelt.
Subsurface water.
Infiltration.
Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.
Catchment runoff generation.
Rainfall-runoff modeling.
Hydrological observations and statistical evaluation of hydrological data.
Hydrological extremes.
Stochastic modeling in hydrology.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Water in the atmosphere, radiation balance, Bowen ratio
Evaporation, potential transpiration, snowmelt
Soil water, infiltration, effective precipitation
Hillslope runoff, kinematic wave, linear reservoir
Unit hydrograph
Frequency analysis of extreme precipitation and flood flows
- Study Objective:
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The course emphasizes the quantitative description of hydrological processes using mathematical and physical approaches. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to use the knowledge gained to solve more advanced hydrological problems requiring the application of numerical models.
- Study materials:
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WWW - https://hydraulika.fsv.cvut.cz/en/hydrology.
Aguado, E., Burt, J.E., Understanding Weather and Climate, Pearson, 2015, ISBN 9780321987303.
Ven Chow, Maidment, D., Mays, L., Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill, 2013, ISBN 9780071743914.
Beven, K.J., Rainfall-Runoff Modelling: The Primer, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, ISBN 9780470714591.
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://hydraulika.fsv.cvut.cz/cs/hydrologie
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Stavební inženýrství - vodní hospodářství a vodní stavby (compulsory course)