Applied Hydrology

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Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology

Synopsis:

Advanced hydrology course. Quantitative description of hydrological processes. Methods of measurement and data evaluation. Deterministic and stochastic modeling in hydrology.

Requirements:

N/A

Syllabus of lectures:

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:

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:

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:

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.

NTK - https://www.techlib.cz/cs/83720-hydrologie

Note:

Master study program Civil Engineering - Water Management and Water Structures

Fall semester

Further information:

https://hydraulika.fsv.cvut.cz/cs/hydrologie

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební inženýrství - vodní hospodářství a vodní stavby (compulsory course)