NIGK14026U Water Resources (part 2)

Volume 2014/2015
Education
MSc Programme in Geology-Geoscience
Content

The course will integrate disciplines such as Quaternary geology, hydrogeophysics, hydrochemistry/isotopes and hydrogeology. Focus is on illustrating the worth of different sources of data. Fundamentals of groundwater flow and introduction to transport theory. Geological and hydrogeological modeling using advanced software. Hydrogeophysical measurements of key features in catchment. Use of hydrochemical and isotopic tracers to identify sources of water and assign apparent groundwater ages. Groundwater pollution from agricultural contaminants.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge:

  • Quarternary geology, hydrogeophysics, hydrochemistry/isotopes and hydrogeology
  • Fundamentals of groundwater flow and introduction to transport theory
  • Hydrogeophysical measurements
  • Hydrochemical and isotopic tracers
  • Groundwater pollution from agricultural contaminants.


Skills:

  • The issue of scale
  • Hydrological modelling and water balance assessment at catchment scale
  • Modelling activities integrating several disciplines including hydrology, Quatertary geology, hydrogeophysics, contaminant hydrology, hydrochemistry/isotopes and hydrogeology
  • Field data


Competences:

  • Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
  • read and comprehend international literature on water resources and related supporting disciplines;
  • collect and critically evaluate existing and new interdisciplinary data on hydrology, geology, geophysics, hydrogeology and geochemistry;
  • calibrate and apply hydrological models for various hydrological fluxes (e.g. unsaturated flow, groundwater flow, flow interaction between groundwater and surface water) to solve flow and transport problems;
  • analyze the impact of the geological settings on subsurface flow and transport;
  • analyze and assess hydrology, water balance and water resources at catchment scale;
  • write a report over water resources problems and present findings.

 

Please see Absalon course page.

BSc in Geology-Geoscience or equivalent. In order to participate students must have a knowledge corresponding to that obtained in part 1 of the course.
The form of teaching is theory exercises combined with ad hoc lectures. For the teaching plan, please see Absalon
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Preparation
  • 136
  • Project work
  • 35
  • Theory exercises
  • 35
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Oral examination, 20 minutter
The written assignment is prepared during the course and must be handed in prior to the exam week. The oral exam uses the written assignment as its point of departure. It includes the titles listed in the officially approved reading list.
Aid
Without aids
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment

Please see learning outcome.