Environmental Monitoring and Data Assimilation Methods

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Department of Landscape Water Conservation

Synopsis:

1. Introduction to environmental monitoring and data assimilation

2. Data acquisition techniques (on-site, remote sensing; real-time, on-line, off-line)

3. Monitoring of meteorological characteristics (precipitation, temperature, wind, air humidity)

4. Methods of isotope hydrology (including analysis of stable isotopes)

5. Monitoring of flow characteristics (urban infrastructure, urban streams)

6. Monitoring of water quality characteristics (incl. sediment)

7. Monitoring of ecological characteristics (biological communities, stream eco-morphology)

8. Monitoring of soil hydrological quantities (water content, water potential)

9. Assessment of soil hydraulic properties (retention curve, hydraulic conductivity)

10. Non-invasive imaging of soil (x-ray tomography, neutron imaging, magnetic resonance imaging)

11. Uncertainty analysis and propagation of monitoring (uncertainty sources, uncertainty analysis methods, propagation methods)

12. Time series analysis

13. Case studies

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to environmental monitoring and data assimilation

2. Data acquisition techniques (on-site, remote sensing; real-time, on-line, off-line)

3. Monitoring of meteorological characteristics (precipitation, temperature, wind, air humidity)

4. Methods of isotope hydrology (including analysis of stable isotopes)

5. Monitoring of flow characteristics (urban infrastructure, urban streams)

6. Monitoring of water quality characteristics (incl. sediment)

7. Monitoring of ecological characteristics (biological communities, stream eco-morphology)

8. Monitoring of soil hydrological quantities (water content, water potential)

9. Assessment of soil hydraulic properties (retention curve, hydraulic conductivity)

10. Non-invasive imaging of soil (x-ray tomography, neutron imaging, magnetic resonance imaging)

11. Uncertainty analysis and propagation of monitoring (uncertainty sources, uncertainty analysis methods, propagation methods)

12. Time series analysis

13. Case studies

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to environmental monitoring and data assimilation

2. Data acquisition techniques (on-site, remote sensing; real-time, on-line, off-line)

3. Monitoring of meteorological characteristics (precipitation, temperature, wind, air humidity)

4. Methods of isotope hydrology (including analysis of stable isotopes)

5. Monitoring of flow characteristics (urban infrastructure, urban streams)

6. Monitoring of water quality characteristics (incl. sediment)

7. Monitoring of ecological characteristics (biological communities, stream eco-morphology)

8. Monitoring of soil hydrological quantities (water content, water potential)

9. Assessment of soil hydraulic properties (retention curve, hydraulic conductivity)

10. Non-invasive imaging of soil (x-ray tomography, neutron imaging, magnetic resonance imaging)

11. Uncertainty analysis and propagation of monitoring (uncertainty sources, uncertainty analysis methods, propagation methods)

12. Time series analysis

13. Case studies

Study Objective:

The goal of this course to present various methods of data aquisition for environmental studies and services and teach adequate data assimilation methods.

Study materials:

!Burden, F.R., Donnert, D., Godisg, T. and McKelvie, I. (2002). Environmental Monitoring Handbook. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-3-510-65386

!Dirksen, C. (1999). Soil physics measurements. Reiskirchen: Catena-Verl. ISBN-13: 978-3923381432

!Hillel, D. (1998). Environmental soil physics. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. ISBN: 9780123485250

!Kendall, C. (2006). Isotope tracers in catchment hydrology. Amsterdam.: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-81546-0

!Ott W.R.(1995). Environmental Statistics and Data Analysis. CRC Press LLC. ISBN: 9780873718486

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

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