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This course aims to introduce students to key concepts and approaches used to understand, monitor and model rivers and river basins. It focuses on understanding the movement of water through river basins and the links between river flow regimes, habitats and ecosystems. Students are introduced to a number of important approaches used in modern day hydrology and the insights that these provide into how river basins are structured and function, both hydrologically and ecologically. The course involves a mixture of traditional lectures, dealing with state-of-the-art knowledge, and hands-on computer based exercises.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will be delivered through a series of lectures, extending from background theory and concepts to the application of sophisticated, modern day monitoring and modelling approaches used to understand catchment hydrological behaviour. The course will also involve discussion sessions and practicals. It will draw upon wide a range of case study material, underpinned by staff research projects in the UK, across the Northern Hemisphere, Latin America and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using practical applications to address water management issues (such as drought, floods) we will explore how water moves at and below the surface, and the interlinkages with land use and water management.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Alternative Assessment
Hydrology and land management practical/data response report 50%
Hydrological modelling practical/data response report 50%
Alternative Resit Assessment
Resit not normally available.
Report on set journal articles (compulsory)
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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