Hydrology II - Geog4400
Lectures
When: Mondays: 3:00 - 5:50 pm
Room: UHall E630 (Computer Lab)
Instructor: Dr. Stefan Kienzle
Office: Water
& Environmental Science Building: WE2012
Phone: 403.380.1875
E-mail: stefan.kienzle@uleth.ca
Office Hours: Any time,
please make an appointment
Class Notes: http://classes.uleth.ca/201301/geog4400a/private
Test Center:http://fusion.uleth.ca/crdc/testcenter/testcenter_student_info.htm
WebCT: https://moodle.uleth.ca/
Labs
Lab Instructor: Guy Duke
When: Wednesdays: 09:00 - 11:50
Room: C757
Recommended Textbook
Martin Hendriks: Introduction to Physical
Hydrology (Oxford Press)
Other
Textbooks:
Dingman S Lawrence (2002): Physical Hydrology,
Second Edition, 646pp.
Viessman W and Lewis GL (2003): Introduction to
Hydrology, Fifth Edition, 612pp.
Rose,
Calvin 2004: An Introduction to the
Environmental Physics of Soil, Water and Watersheds,
Cambridge University Press
Course Description
The application of the principles of hydrology are
the primary focus of this course. The emphasis is on
understanding hydrological principles, including all
elements and processes of the hydrological cycle, and on
utilizing quantitative methods to develop solutions to
hydrological problems. GIS analyses will play an
important part of the labs, as all hydrological
variables have a strong spatial component. Spreadsheets,
as well as the ACRU agro-hydrological modelling system,
are other major components of this course. Students will
learn e.g. how to schedule irrigation applications based
on climate, soils, and crops, to design the size of
culverts for urban drainage, and to simulate the
behaviour of a watershed using a sophisticated
hydrological model.
The teaching philosophy for this course is that it is a senior level course dealing with applications of hydrological principles to address both routine problems and challenges that may arise in the real world. Students are expected to take the lead in learning! Readings should be done in advance and students should come to class prepared to address assigned work and participate in discussions based on the readings. Basic principles will be learned from the class and the textbook – laboratory time will be used to carry out hands-on applications, applying both Excel spreadsheets and ArcGIS extensively, and to clarify the theory and practice behind the principles of hydrology. Instruction will be in a seminar/discussion format whenever possible.
The labs are designed in such a way that students
are given the opportunity to work with real hydrological
data and carry out a wide range of analyses, utilizing
Excel and ArcGIS. The labs are an opportunity to learn
and to enable the students to solve hydrological
problems independently. As such, the lab assignments
themselves are given no marks. However, the Lab Exams
are open book exams, and make up 50% of the final grade.
Topics
This is a tentative schedule only, slight changes are likely to occur:
| Week | Monday Lecture | Wednesday Lab |
| Jan. 09 |
Introduction to
Hydrology, Water Properties |
no Lab |
| Jan. 14 |
Hydrometeorology |
Lab 1: GIS and
climate data (GIS) |
| Jan. 21 |
Precipitation |
Lab 2: Data
estimation (GIS) |
| Jan. 28 |
ArcGIS Hydro
Tools, Snow and Snowmelt |
Lab 3:
Watershed analysis (GIS) |
| Feb. 04 |
Evapotranspiration |
Lab Exam 1 |
| Feb. 11 |
Soil Water |
Lab 4: Solar
radiation and snowmelt (GIS & Excel) |
| Feb. 18 |
(Reading Week) |
no Lab |
| Feb. 25 |
Groundwater |
Lab 5:
Evaporation(GIS & Excel) |
| Mar. 04 |
Streamflow
Generation |
Lab 6: Soils (GIS & Access) |
| Mar. 11 |
Streamflow
Analysis, Rainfall-Runoff Models |
Lab 7:
Irrigation scheduling 9Excel) |
| Mar. 18 |
GIS in
Hydrology I: DEMs |
Lab Exam 2 |
| Mar. 25 |
GIS in
Hydrology II: Spatial Interpolation |
Lab 8:
Rainfall-runoff (GIS) |
| Apr. 01 |
(Easter holiday) | Lab 9:
Streamflow analysis (Excel) |
| Apr. 08 |
GIS in Hydrology III: Modelling | Lab 10: HRUs
(GIS) |
| Apr.
15 |
Water Quality |
Lab Exam 3 |
Grading
A student who misses an exam, quiz or lab exam without prior excuse or written documentation (e.g. doctor’s note) will receive zero marks.
The final grade will be composed of two Moodle Exams and 3
Lab Exams. The Moodle exams are closed book, and the Lab
Exams are open book exams.
Plagiarism is an extremely serious academic offence and carries penalties varying from a written reprimand and failure in an assignment, to debarment from the University. Any student found to have plagiarized or cheated in this course would receive a mark of zero on the work in question, in addition to a written reprimand copied to the Registrar's Office. Definitions and policies regarding plagiarism can be found in the University of Lethbridge Calendar.
Grades will be posted on Moodle. A cumulative percentage
mark will be determined using the weighting scheme below
and converted to a final letter grade as follows:
| Grading Proportions | |
| Item | Percent of overall grade |
| 2 Exams @ 25% each | 50 |
| 3 Lab Exams @ 10%, 18% and 22% | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| Grading Scheme | ||
| Percentage | Grade | Grade Points |
| 90.0 - 100.0 | A+ | 4.0 |
| 85.0 - 89.9 | A | 4.0 |
| 80.0 - 84.9 | A - | 3.7 |
| 76.7 - 79.9 | B+ | 3.3 |
| 73.4 - 76.6 | B | 3.0 |
| 70.0 - 73.3 | B - | 2.7 |
| 66.7 - 69.9 | C+ | 2.3 |
| 63.4 - 66.6 | C | 2.0 |
| 60.0 - 63.3 | C - | 1.7 |
| 54.9 - 59.9 | D+ | 1.3 |
| 50.0 - 54.9 | D | 1.0 |
| 0.0 - 49.9 | F | 0.0 |
Other Requirements
- You are reminded to ensure that your e-mail account is never full, otherwise you will not be able to receive e-mail.
- In order to back up your lab assignments and GIS data, it is recommended that you have a USB Flash Drive.