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HydrologyII courseinfo
Goal: toimprovetheknowledgeabouthydrologicalprocessesandtheir(advanced)modellinginthecontextofwaterresourcesengineeringandgeosciences
Expectedbenefits: understandingoftheimportanceof• hydrologicaldataelaboration,• processunderstanding,• modelselection,• modelsensitivity
Requisites: • HydrologyI(oranyequivalentcoursethatprovidesthebasicnotionsofphysicalandengineeringhydrology)• Statisticsandprobabilitytheory• Computerskills (fortheassignments)
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Thecourseextendstheknowledgeacquiredin“HydrologyI”intheundergraduateprogramme.Itconsistsofthreemainsections.
Thefirstsectionaddressesthemonitoringofhydrologicalprocessesandtheanalysisofhydrologicaldata,focusingonpointandspaceobservationsofhydro-climaticvariables,radarmeasurementofprecipitation,satelliteremotesensingforuseinhydrology,monitoringnetworkdesign,procedurestofillinmissingdataanddisaggregationtechniques.
Thesecondsection focuseson precipitationanalysisandmodelling,runoffproductionfrom soil-rainfallinteraction, andthedescriptionoftheenergyandmassexchangebetweenthesurfaceandtheatmospherethatleadstolossesofwaterthroughevaporationandtranspiration.Therelevantprocessesarediscussedandseveral(advanced)methodstomodelthemarepresented.
Thethirdsection onsurfacerunoffconcentrationaddressestheroleplayedbytheriverdrainagenetworkfocusingonmodellingthenetworkresponsebymeansofgeomorphologicalandnonlineartransferfunctions,andintroducestheconceptofdeterministicvs(stochastic)simulationbasedrunoffpredictions.
HydrologyII coursecontent
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HydrologyII courseschedule
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HYDROLOGY II P Burlando, S Fatichi Autumn Semester 2017 Room: HIL E 6 Date: MONDAY Time: 14.45-16.30 Grading: grade is awarded by oral examination (30 min)
DATE LECTURE EXERCISE
GIVEN DUE 25.9. Introduction. Monitoring of hydrological systems - 1 (PB) Observation network design; raingauges; radar
2.10. Monitoring of hydrological systems - 2 (PB) Remote sensing of hydrological variables; sensors
9.10. Hydroclimatic data (PB) Statistical analysis; filling in missing data
16.10. Rainfall analysis and modelling 1 – scaling statistical models (PB)
Temporal disaggregation; scaling-based rainfall models (theory, examples) Exercise 1
23.10. Rainfall analysis and modelling 2 – stochastic modelling (PB)
Point process rainfall models (theory, examples)
30.10. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer - 1 (SF) Introduction to physics of radiation; surface energy balance; introduction to
turbulent fluxes
6.11. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer - 2 (SF) Methods to calculate evaporation; simplified energy method; mass transfer
method; combined method Exercise 1
13.11. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer - 3 (SF) Concept of transpiration; Penman-Monteith equation; examples 20.11. Soil Hydrology - 1 (SF) Soil properties; Richard’s equation; Data examples 27.11. Soil Hydrology - 2 (SF) Infiltration methods, Green-Ampt approximation 4.12. Soil Hydrology - 3 (SF) Mechanisms of runoff production; Exercise 2 11.12. Runoff concentration - 1 (PB) Linear and nonlinear impulse-response modelling; geomorphological UH 18.12. Runoff concentration - 2 (PB) desing flood vs. simulation approach Exercise 2
EXERCISES A Rainfall exercise
• short individual report
voluntary B Evapotranspiration and Runoff estimation exercise
• short individual report
voluntary INSTRUCTORS: Prof. Dr. Paolo Burlando, [email protected], Tel: 633 38 12, HIL D 22.3
Office hours: Individual arrangement Dr. Simone Fatichi, [email protected], Tel: 632 41 18, HIL D 23.2 Office hours: Individual arrangement
ASSISTANTS: Maria Magdali [email protected], Tel: 633 24 29, HIL D 21.3 Office hours: Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00
HydrologyII coursefeatures
Whattoexpect?-Thecourseisbasedontraditionallecturesand(voluntary)homeassignments.-Thelimitedamountoftimeandthenatureofthetopicsdonotallowtoanalyseextensivelymanyexamplesinthelectures.-Theexercisesarethoughttohelpunderstandingsubjectsthatrequiremoretimetobedigestedandtoacquirethesensitivityontheuseofmodels.
Isthecoursedemanding?-Yes.-Embeddedinthemethodsthereareconceptofstatisticsandprobabilitytheory,alotofmathematicsand,atthesametime,thefunctioningofhydrologicalsystems.-Theassignmentsrequiremorethanjustafewcomputationstobesolvedasthemethodspresentedinthecourseareoftenusingtimeseriesandsimulationconcepts.
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HydrologyII coursefeatures
Whichattitudeisrequired?-Studentsshouldbemotivatedtoparticipatetothelectureandtopersonalwork.-Thelattergoesbeyondreadinghandoutsandexecutingtheassignments,asitrequiresagoodattitudeatlearningfrommultiplesources,suchasscientificarticles.-Primarygoalofthelecturesandoftheassignmentsistounderstandthemethodsandtheirpracticaluse(andnottopasstheexamonly).-Anopenmindedeffortisrequiredto“see”beyondthemeretheoryofthemethods.-Youwilllearntoolsthatcanbeassembledtoaddressengineeringproblems
Doesthecourseincludemethodsusefulintheprofessionalpractice?-Yes.-Moreover,thecoursetrainsthestudentsonmethodsthatgobeyondthepresentprofessionalpractice
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HydrologyII courseorganisation
Lectures traditionallectureswithintegratedintroductiontoexercises
Excersises twooptional(i.e.notcompulsorytobeadmittedtotheexam)assignmentshelpunderstandingthetheoreticalpart
correctedas“pass”/“fail”,commented
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Hyd2_HS17_schedule.docx 24.09.2017
HYDROLOGY II P Burlando, S Fatichi Autumn Semester 2017 Room: HIL E 6 Date: MONDAY Time: 14.45-16.30 Grading: grade is awarded by oral examination (30 min)
DATE LECTURE EXERCISE
GIVEN DUE 25.9. Introduction. Monitoring of hydrological systems - 1 (PB) Observation network design; raingauges; radar
2.10. Monitoring of hydrological systems - 2 (PB) Remote sensing of hydrological variables; sensors
9.10. Hydroclimatic data (PB) Statistical analysis; filling in missing data
16.10. Rainfall analysis and modelling 1 – scaling statistical models (PB)
Temporal disaggregation; scaling-based rainfall models (theory, examples) Exercise 1
23.10. Rainfall analysis and modelling 2 – stochastic modelling (PB)
Point process rainfall models (theory, examples)
30.10. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer - 1 (SF) Introduction to physics of radiation; surface energy balance; introduction to
turbulent fluxes
6.11. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer - 2 (SF) Methods to calculate evaporation; simplified energy method; mass transfer
method; combined method Exercise 1
13.11. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer - 3 (SF) Concept of transpiration; Penman-Monteith equation; examples 20.11. Soil Hydrology - 1 (SF) Soil properties; Richard’s equation; Data examples 27.11. Soil Hydrology - 2 (SF) Infiltration methods, Green-Ampt approximation 4.12. Soil Hydrology - 3 (SF) Mechanisms of runoff production; Exercise 2 11.12. Runoff concentration - 1 (PB) Linear and nonlinear impulse-response modelling; geomorphological UH 18.12. Runoff concentration - 2 (PB) desing flood vs. simulation approach Exercise 2
EXERCISES A Rainfall exercise
• short individual report
voluntary B Evapotranspiration and Runoff estimation exercise
• short individual report
voluntary INSTRUCTORS: Prof. Dr. Paolo Burlando, [email protected], Tel: 633 38 12, HIL D 22.3
Office hours: Individual arrangement Dr. Simone Fatichi, [email protected], Tel: 632 41 18, HIL D 23.2 Office hours: Individual arrangement
ASSISTANTS: Maria Magdali [email protected], Tel: 633 24 29, HIL D 21.3 Office hours: Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00
HydrologyII courseorganisation
Exam oralexamination,30minutesindividual
Documentation&learningmaterial
- copyofthetransparenciesavailablefromthewebpage- copiesoftheinstructingmaterialandofthedatafortheelaborationoftheexercisesavailablefromapasswordprotectedwebpage- readingmaterial(papers,excerptsfrombooks,...)
Softwareforexercises -norestrictions(suggestedMatlab)
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HydrologyII webpage
HydrologyII coursecontacts
Lecturers Prof.PaoloBurlandoHILD22.3,ph.044-6333812,paolo.burlando@ethz.chofficehoursviaindividualarrangementDr.SimoneFatichiHILD23.2,ph.044-6324118,[email protected]
Assistants [email protected],ph.044-6332429,officehoursviaindividualarrangement
Webpage http://www.hyd.ifu.ethz.ch/studium/master-studies/hydrologyII.html
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HydrologyII RegisteredStudents25/9/17
74studentsregistered
• environmentalengineering• civilengineering• MASETHSWR• externalstudents(otherMScurriculaormobilitystudents)
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