Hydrology

The course introduces the students to engineering hydrology. It covers first physical hydrology, by describing hydrological processes (precipitation, interception, evapotranspiration, runoff, erosion, and snow) and their measurement. It introduces then the basic mathematical models of the single processes and of the rainfall-runoff transformation, thereby including flood analysis. The objectives are summarised as follows: (a) to learn the functioning of hydrological processes, (b) to understand the philosophy of representing the functioning of hydrological/natural systems through an engineering (quantitative) description, and (c) to apply methods for the quantitative estimation of hydrological variables required for dimensioning hydraulic infrastructures and managing water resources.

Course Details

- Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Paolo Burlando ()

- Assistant: Sasha Löffler ()

- Place and time: HIL E 4, Tuesday, 13:45 - 15:30

- Office hours:
    Prof. Dr. Burlando (HIF D 87.2): individual arrangement
    Assistant Sasha Löffler (HIF D 29): Thursday, 15:00 - 17:00 and by individual arrangement  

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Course Documentation

The course documentation is provided in the Course Moodle Page (NETHZ login)