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ENVE352 Principles of Hydrology

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
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
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.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Hydrology: An Australian Introduction
ISBN: 9780195553581
Ladson, A., Oxford 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Principles of Hydrology Study Guide
ISBN: ARDF03
School of Environmental and Rural Science
Note: Information already provided online in Blackboard. Available from United Campus Bookshop, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 25% 2500
Assessment Notes
Calculations and written
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Assignment 2 25% 2500
Assessment Notes
Calculations and written
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate the skills required to predict streamflow from rainfall, the yield from an aquifer, and the flow capacity of a given channel;
  2. understand and explain the significance of depth/area/velocity in gauging the flow in a river;
  3. use the calculations required for salinity determination and synthesise the outcomes in a scientific report;
  4. carry out an impact assessment of given climate changes on rainfall/runoff and formulate remedial action;
  5. demonstrate the ability to analyse historical data records with a view to calculating extreme high and low stream flows and explaining the outcomes.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit covers the basic principles and analytical techniques of hydrology. Students are asked to write a report on the impact of climate change on the occurrence of droughts and floods for regional Australia. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are given tasks that they must report back on in a clear, concise and lucid manner. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students learn about the global weather systems and hydrological regimes on each continent, and answer questions on it. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are given topics that they must extensively research and produce a written report. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students learn that we are constantly researching and increasing our knowledge and that keeping up to date requires vigilance and effort. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students learn the techniques of numerical analysis, and how to break down a problem into component parts and hence arrive at systematic and logical solution. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students discuss the impact governmental and individual social responsibility is predicted to have on climate change and Australia's hydrological systems. 		True
8 Team Work
Team work is taught, assessed and practicsed in this unit. 		True True True
   

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