Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Environmental Planning and Design

SBW901 Hydrology 3.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Aug 97

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
A Lundberg Univ adj

PREREQUISITES

COURSE AIM
To give the basic knowledge of Hydrology.

CONTENTS
The hydrological cycle: percipitation, water balance. Energy balance, radiation Evaporation: measurements, the aerodynamic method, the energy balance method, the Penman method Runoff: The rational method, the unit hydrograph, the S-hydrograph, the time-area method, the linear reservoir method Ground water: Darcy«s law, hydraulic conductivity, steady one-dimensional flow in open and closed aquifers, flow nets, influence of wells Ice and snow: snow-melt, ice growth in rivers and lakes, growth of crystals, snow physics, snowpack dynamics, measurements, drift of snow Hydropower in Sweden: Discharge modelling, Design flood, Probable Maximum Flood

TEACHING

EXAMINATION
Participation in laborations is compulsory. The course is examined by a written test.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Laboratory work                                             	0.7ECTS
Written exam                                                	2.2ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Bergström, S., 1993, Sveriges hydrologi - grundläggande hydrologiska förhållanden, SMHI. Literature developed by the department (in Swedish).

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