Hoyle and Raich. Biological, chemical, and physical phenomena controlling material, energy, and elemental fluxes in the environment. Nonmajor graduate credit. Burras, Schultz, and Simpkins. Examination of watersheds as systems wherein biological and physical factors control hydrology, soil formation, and nutrient transport.
Laboratory emphasizes field investigation of watershed-scale processes.
Nonmajor graduate credit. Physical principles of groundwater flow, nature and origin of aquifers and confining units, well hydraulics, and groundwater geochemistry. Introduction to groundwater flow modeling. Lab emphasizes applied field and laboratory methods for hydrogeological investigations. Field trip fee.