ENVE352 Principles of Hydrology
Updated: 09 February 2009| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level A- Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | BIOP111 or BIOP112 or PHYS121 or PHYS122 or PHYS131 or PHYS132 or MATH110 or MATH120 or MATH101 or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Janelle Wilkes (jwilkes2@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit is an introduction to hydrological science which emphasises issues such as climate, groundwater and water quality. Topics covered include: influence of land masses and ocean current/temperature/pressures; the atmosphere; global circulation; precipitation; nature and impact of El Nino; worldwide climate trends; causes and nature of climate change; Manning's equation for channel flow; hydrological cycle; runoff and stream flow; types of aquifer; extremes of floods and droughts; probability distributions: Gumbel, Chow methods and analysis; water chemistry; salinity: occurrence, distribution and mitigation. |
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| Recommended Material Optional |
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Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |