CE634-SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2003
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: SYLLABUS, complemented by TEXT (Engineering Hydrology, Principles and Practices, by V. M. Ponce)

Topic No.     Description     Text chapter

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

Paper No.     Title     Topic No.

  1. A conceptual model of catchment water balance: 1. Formulation and calibration (3135) (3135ii)     1
  2. A conceptual model of catchment water balance: 2. Application to runoff and baseflow modeling (3136) (3136ii)     1
  3. Notes on Penman-Monteith method (4604)     2
  4. Generalized conceptual modeling of dimensionless overland flow hydrographs (3141) (3141ii)     3
  5. Runoff curve number: Has it reached maturity? (3137) (3137ii)     4
  6. Surface albedo and water resources: Hydroclimatological impact of human activities (3140) (3140ii)     5
  7. A conceptual model of drought characterization across the climatic spectrum (3146) (3146ii)     5
  8. Characterization of drought across climatic spectrum (3147) (3147ii)     5
  9. Three Issues: Drought Facts (2404)     5
  10. The Facts about El Niño (3601)     5
  11. Drought characterization in the Ojos Negros region, Baja California, Mexico. (3512)     5
  12. Management of droughts and floods in the semiarid Brazilian Northeast: The case for conservation (3134) (3134ii)     5
  13. Vegetated earthmounds in tropical savannas of Central Brazil: A synthesis (3130) (3130ii)     5
  14. Management of baseflow augmentation: A review (3124) (3124ii)     6
  15. Estimation of regional aquifer parameters using baseflow recession data (3507)     6
  16. Search for physically based runoff model -- A hydrologic El Dorado? (4602) (4602ii)     7
  17. Evolution of Clark's unit hydrograph method to spatially distributed runoff (4603) (4603ii)     7
  18. Flood hydrology of the Binational Cottonwood Creek - Arroyo Alamar, California and Baja California. (2202)     7
  19. Groundwater recharge by channel infiltration in El Barbon basin, Baja California, Mexico (3142) (3142ii)     7
  20. The facts about global warming (2655)     9
  21. Global climate change, sustainable development, and environmental ethics (3143)     9

Week 8: Midterm Exam (Tuesday March 11, 1900-2015)

Week 15: Paper Presentations (Tuesday and Thursday, May 6 and 8, 1900-2015)

Week 16: Final Exam (Thursday, May 15, 1900-2100).

INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICE HOURS: E-421E or PS231B, TTh 1000-1100, TTh 2015-2115.

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 Tuesday February 18, at 1900. Term paper is due Thursday May 8 at 1900.