Module Information
Module Identifier
WS20310
Module Title
DYNAMICS OF HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
---|---|
Lecture | 10 x 1 hr |
Practical | 4 x 1 hr |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
---|---|---|
Semester Assessment | 4 problem sets | 50% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours 1 x 2 hr written examination | 50% |
Supplementary Exam | Resit: 2 hrs written examination | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- outline the main flow processes operating in river channels, on hillslopes and in the ground;
- describe how these flow processes interact with the movement of sediment in channels and on hillslopes;
- demonstrate how these flow and sediment processes and their interactions can be represented and analysed quantitatively.
Aims
This module is designed to provide students with a conceptual, factual and practical introduction to the dynamics of hydrological systems, with particular reference to the flow of water and transport of sediment in channels, on hillslopes and in the ground (as soil or groundwater). The emphasis is on dynamics over short timescales and small areas, and how these dynamics can be represented quantitatively.
Content
- Introduction: properties of fluids
- Flow in alluvial channels
- Flow resistance
- Flow resistance in sand-bed rivers
- Flow resistance in gravel-bed and boulder-bed rivers
- Sediment transport in rivers
- Flow and sediment transport on hillslopes
- Groundwater movement
Problem set 2 - Regimes of fixed-bed flow
Problem set 3 - Bedforms in sand
Problem set 4 - Predictive equations for ephemeral gully width
Reading List
Recommended TextGordon, N.D., McMahon, T.A., Finlayson, B.L., Gippel, C.J., and Nathan, R.J. (2004) Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists 2nd edition John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 526pp. Primo search Knighton, A.D. (1998) Fluvial Forms and Processes: A New Perspective Arnold, London Primo search Robert, A. (2003) River Processes: An Introduction to Fluvial Dynamics Arnold, London Primo search Consult For Futher Information
Billi, P., Hey, R.D., Thorne, C.R. and Tacconi, P. (eds) (1992) Dynamics of Gravel-Bed Rivers John Wiley and Sons, Chichester Primo search Bridge, J.S. (2003) Rivers in Floodplains: Forms, Processes, and Sedimentary Records Blackwell, Oxford Primo search Hey, R.D., Bathurst, J.C. and Thorne, C.R. (eds) (1982) Gravel-Bed Rivers: Fluvial Processes, Engineering and Management John Wiley and Sons, Chichester Primo search Richards, K.S. (1982) Rivers: Form and Process in Alluvial Channels Methuen, London Primo search Thorne, C.R., Bathurst, J.C., and Hey, R.D. (eds) (1987) Sediment Transport in Gravel-Bed Rivers John Wiley and Sons, Chichester Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5