Landscape Hydrology

1 credits · Undergraduate

Introduction to hydrology examining how rainfall and snowmelt become streamflow, groundwater and atmospheric water, with emphasis on hydrological processes inside watersheds. Topics include: the hydrologic cycle and water balances, evapotranspiration and snow energy balances, vadose zone hydrology, hydrogeology, hyporheic zones, riparian zones, streamflow generation mechanisms, biogeochemical budgets, and field measurement techniques. Linkages between physical hydrology and broader ecological and environmental sciences will be highlighted.