CE634-SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2001
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: SYLLABUS and TEXT (Engineering Hydrology)

Topic No.     Description     Text chapter

  1. Water balance     1-2
  2. Overland flow     4
  3. Infiltration and runoff curve number    5
  4. Climatology of floods and droughts    -
  5. Relation between surface and groundwater    11-12
  6. Hydrologic modeling    13-14
  7. Hydrosedimentology    15
  8. Hydrology and climate change    -

Paper No.     Title     Topic No.

  1. A conceptual model of catchment water balance: 1. Formulation and calibration     1
  2. A conceptual model of catchment water balance: 2. Application to runoff and baseflow modeling     1
  3. Generalized conceptual modeling of dimensionless overland flow hydrographs     2
  4. Runoff curve number: Has it reached maturity?     3
  5. Surface albedo and water resources: Hydroclimatological impact of human activities     4
  6. Characterization of droughts across climatic spectrum     4
  7. Management of droughts and floods in the semiarid Brazilian Northeast: The case for conservation    4
  8. Management of baseflow augmentation: A review     5
  9. Estimation of regional aquifer parameters using baseflow recession data     5
  10. Groundwater recharge by channel infiltration in El Barbon basin, Baja California, Mexico     5
  11. Search for physically based runoff model -- A hydrologic El Dorado?     6
  12. Evolution of Clark's unit hydrograph method to spatially distributed runoff     6
  13. Global climate change, sustainable development, and environmental ethics     8

Week 8: Midterm Exam (Tuesday March 27, 1900-2015)

Week 15: Paper Presentations (Tuesday and Thursday, May 15 and 17, 1900-2015)

Week 16: Final Exam (Thursday, May 24, 1900-2100).

INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICE HOURS: E-424E, TTh 0930-1100, TTh 2015-2100.

GRADING POLICY: Homework Set (25%), Midterm (25%), Project (25%), Final (25%).

HOMEWORK SET: Unless otherwise noted, homework is due at the start of the class period, one week after date of assignment. Late homework is accepted only one week after due date. Late homework will incur a penalty of 20%.

PROJECT: The project will consist of individual work on a project/paper/topic mutually agreed with the instructor. A written paper and oral presentation (15th week) are an integral part of the experience. The paper should be of professional quality, and its length should not be more than 15 pages, including tables and figures. Text should be double-spaced.

DEADLINES: Topic selection is due Thursday March 1st at 1900. Project report/paper is due Thursday May 17 at 1900.