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Hydrology

Civil Engineering

Introduction to Hydrology

Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle, Water Balance, and Meteorological Data.

Precipitation

Forms, measurement, and analysis of precipitation data.

Hydrologic Losses

Understanding Evaporation, Transpiration, and Infiltration.

Streamflow Measurement

Techniques for measuring stage and discharge in rivers and streams.

Runoff

Catchment characteristics, runoff components, and the Rational Method.

Hydrographs

Analysis of streamflow over time, Unit Hydrographs, and Baseflow Separation.

Flood Routing

Muskingum Method and Reservoir Routing.

Groundwater Hydrology

Aquifers, Darcy's Law, and Well Hydraulics.

Statistical Hydrology

Return Period, Probability, and Frequency Analysis.

Urban Hydrology

Effects of Urbanization and Stormwater Management.

Snow Hydrology

Understanding snow accumulation, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), and snowmelt modeling.