Several depositional settings are investigated, including coastal, wetland, and fluvial environments. Independent Study Geosciences Individual or group study in developing or special areas of geosciences and interrelated areas with emphasis on Earth-surface processes. An introduction to current theories of the hydrological response of catchments. The course takes an integrative approach, seeking to illuminate the derivation of theory in the light of time and location of the process studies on which they were based. Physical principles governing the transport of dissolved substances and of sediment and particulate matter in the terrestrial portion of the hydrological cycle.
Special attention is given to topics related to the environmental sciences.
EVHY 500-level course Application of numerical methods to the solution of hydrological problems. The Matlab computational and plotting software is used for all examples and assignments, including finite difference and finite element solutions to equations describing the flow of water and transport of contaminants in the terrestrial environment. Prior knowledge of Matlab is not required. Permission of instructor Emphasis is focused on particular and specific problems in hydrology and water resources not covered in regular coursework. Emphasis is on an integrative analysis of the physical, social, and economic nature of these problems.