CIV E 634-SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2007
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: Online syllabus and "Engineering Hydrology, Principles and Practices", by V. M. Ponce (recommended)
Topic No.     Description     Chapter No.   [Paper No.]
  1. Water balance     1   [1, 2]
  2. Evapotranspiration    2   [3]
  3. Overland flow     4   [4, 5]
  4. Infiltration      5   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  5. Hydroclimatology    -   [10, 11]
  6. Droughts      -   [12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  7. Baseflow     11   [17, 18, 19]
  8. Hydrologic modeling   13, 14   [20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
  9. Hydrosedimentology   15   [27, 28]
  10. Climate change    -   [29, 30]
PAPERS
  1. A conceptual model of catchment water balance: 1. Formulation and calibration   (3140)
  2. A conceptual model of catchment water balance: 2. Application to runoff and baseflow modeling   (3141)
  3. The Penman-Monteith method   (4604)
  4. Generalized conceptual modeling of dimensionless overland flow hydrographs   (3148)
  5. Time of concentration in small rural watersheds   (4606)
  6. Runoff curve number: Has it reached maturity?   (3143)
  7. Discussions to "Runoff curve number: Has it reached maturity?"   (4605)
  8. Closure to "Runoff curve number: Has it reached maturity?"   (3225)
  9. Notes of my conversation with Vic Mockus   (1716)
  10. Surface albedo and water resources: Hydroclimatological impact of human activities   (3146)   (4205)
  11. The facts about El Niño   (3601)
  12. Characterization of drought across climatic spectrum   (3154)
  13. A conceptual model of drought characterization across the climatic spectrum   (3153)
  14. Drought characterization in the Ojos Negros region, Baja California, Mexico   (3159)
  15. Management of droughts and floods in the semiarid Brazilian Northeast   (3139)
  16. Three Issues of sustainable management in the Ojos Negros valley: Drought   (2404)
  17. Management of baseflow augmentation: A review.   (3124)   (4151)   (4152)
  18. Estimation of regional aquifer parameters using baseflow recession data   (3507)
  19. Vegetated earthmounds in tropical savannas of Central Brazil: A synthesis   (3132)
  20. Search for physically based runoff model -- A hydrologic El Dorado?   (4602)
  21. Evolution of Clark's unit hydrograph method to spatially distributed runoff   (4603)
  22. HEC-HMS Muskingum-Cunge model   (4209)
  23. Flood hydrology of the Binational Cottonwood Creek - Arroyo Alamar, California and Baja California   (2202)
  24. Flood hydrology of Tecate Creek, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico   (2741)
  25. Feasibility of pumping scheme to provide water for Tecate River Park   (2753)
  26. Groundwater recharge by channel infiltration in El Barbon basin, Baja California, Mexico   (3149)
  27. Ultimate sediment concentration   (3123)
  28. The importance of fluvial morphology in hydraulic engineering   (3704)
  29. The facts about global warming   (4308)   (4307)
  30. Global climate change, sustainable development, and environmental ethics   (3150)
CALENDAR

Week No. 5:   Topic selection deadline (Monday, February 19, 1900)

Week No. 8:   Midterm exam (Monday, March 12, 1900-2015)

Week No. 10:   Preliminary oral presentations (Monday, April 2, 1900-2015)

Week No. 15:   Final oral presentations (Monday, May 7, 1900-2015; also Wednesday May 2, 1900-2015 if needed)

Week No. 15:   Papers due (Monday, May 7, 1900)

Week No. 16:   Final exam (Wednesday, May 16, 1900-2100).

INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICE HOURS: MW 1100-1200 (E421-E), MW 2015-2115 (PS231-B).

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

HOMEWORK SET:   Homework is due at the start of the class period, one week after date of assignment. There is no late homework.

PROJECT:   The project will consist of individual work on a project/paper/topic mutually agreed with the instructor. A written paper and two oral presentations (10th and 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. The oral presentations should be web-based or Power Point.