Postgraduate - UnitCIV5883 - Surface water hydrology

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Civil Engineering
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Christoph Rudiger

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the physical processes of land surface hydrology, covering evapotranspiration, precipitation, interception, infiltration and surface flows. The unit also covers the combination of these processes in surface hydrology models, including calibration and applications.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

compile time series data on precipitation and evapotranspiration.
model water flow processes in the unsaturated zone.
understand the process that control runoff and stream flow.
develop a conceptual hydrological model.
apply hydrological models to real-world problems.
work both independently and collaboratively on complex surface water problems.

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 40%
Final Examination (3 hours): 60%

Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements

4 hours lectures/practice and 8 hours of private study per week.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jeffrey Walker