EASC8713 Field and Laboratory Techniques in Hydrology GE

2016

4.5

4 x 2-hour lectures per semester
4 x 8-hour field placements per semester

1 Admission into GCGH-Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1a Admission into GDPGH-Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1b Admission into MSCGH-Master of Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1c Admission into GCEMG-Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management
1d Admission into GDPEMG-Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management
1e Admission into MEMG-Master of Environmental Management
1f Admission into GCWRM-Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Management
1g Admission into GDPWRM-Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Management
1h Admission into MWRM-Master of Water Resources Management
1i Admission into GDPSCWRM-Graduate Diploma in Science (Water Resources Management)
1j Admission into GCSCWRM-Graduate Certificate in Science (Water Resources Management)
1k Admission into MSCWRM-Master of Science (Water Resources Management)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k))

1 of EASC4733, WARM8713 has been successfully completed

Class conact for the External Option:

1 30-hour on-line excercises per semester

5 50-minute lectures per semester (all in one week)

5 6-hour laboratory per semester (all in one week)

Distance students will need a good quality internet connection and computer access. Other information advised in topic manual.

This topic will review, and provide practical experience in a selection of techniques commonly used to monitor and characterise natural systems. Lectures and readings will provide theoretical background after which the techniques will be applied in a field and/or laboratory setting. Measurement techniques used in groundwater, surface water, the vadose zone, the atmosphere, and the ocean can be chosen for study.

To provide practical experience and knowledge of field and laboratory measurement techniques used in characterising natural systems. It will enhance the students' ability to plan and conduct independent scientific research with a focus on critical thinking and project development.

At the completion of the topic, students are expected to be able to:

1. Evaluate and compare alternative monitoring and measurement techniques
2. Perform various groundwater assessment and monitoring techniques
3. Understand soil sampling strategies and perform simple field-based soil tests
4. Perform micrometeorological and vegetation measurements related to hydrology, such as sap flow and leaf water
5. Analyse and synthesise results and prepare meaningful data reports