Hydrology

Three credits · Undergraduate

A study of the water cycle on land, this course covers the processes controlling: stream flow, soil water, groundwater flow, glaciers and ice sheets, and the exchange of water between natural reservoirs and the atmosphere; applications of chemical tracers to hydrology; aspects of human interaction with these systems, including flood hazards, water resource usage, and contamination. Credit will be granted for only one of EESC 266 or EESC 366. Prerequisite: One of EESC 172, CLEN 101, 102, AQUA 101, 102 or permission. Three credits and lab.