Civil Engineering
Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle, Water Balance, and Meteorological Data.
Forms, measurement, and analysis of precipitation data.
Understanding Evaporation, Transpiration, and Infiltration.
Techniques for measuring stage and discharge in rivers and streams.
Catchment characteristics, runoff components, and the Rational Method.
Analysis of streamflow over time, Unit Hydrographs, and Baseflow Separation.
Muskingum Method and Reservoir Routing.
Aquifers, Darcy's Law, and Well Hydraulics.
Return Period, Probability, and Frequency Analysis.
Effects of Urbanization and Stormwater Management.
Understanding snow accumulation, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), and snowmelt modeling.