SUBJECT
Hydrology
lecture + practical
master
2+1
Semester 3
Autumn semester
Subject and task of hydrometeorology, hydrological cycle, basic equations of the water balance, elements of the hydrological cycle, precipitation, characteristic quantities of precipitation and snow cover, measurement of precipitation, analysis of precipitation data, evaporation, measurement and calculation of evaporation, evaporation models, infiltration, water flow in soils, measurement and calculation of infiltration, runoff, characteristics of runoff, mathematical models for runoff. Water balance, equations. Area-height-content analysis. Determination of possible maximum precipitation. Investigation on accuracy and confidence of hydrological forecasts. Enhancement of accuracy of hydrological forecasts with the application of meteorological forecasts.
- Wiesner C. J., 1970: Hydrometeorology, Chapman and Hall, 232 p.
- Brutsaert, W. 2005: Hydrology - An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 605p.