Hydrology

Course Number: WRE 303.

Course Title: Hydrology.

Course Content: 

Hydrologic Cycle, Weather and Hydrology, Precipitation, Evaporation and Transpiration, Infiltration, Stream Flow, Application of Telemetry and Remote Sensing in Hydrologic Data Acquisition, Rainfall-Runoff Relations. Hydrographs, Unit Hydrographs; Hydrologic Routing; Statistical Methods in Hydrology.

Course Objectives/Learning Outcome

The objective of the course is to teach the students the fundamental components of hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff relationships, hydrographs, and hydrologic routing.

Course Outline 

Lecture Material:

1. What is Hydrology?

2. Coriolis Force.

3. Atmospheric Circulation Cell.

4. Weather and Hydrology.

5. Precipitation.