Unit name | Applied Hydrogeology |
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Unit code | EASC30061 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Whitaker |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
EASC20007 Sedimentology |
Co-requisites |
n/a |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit covers the principles of fluid, mass and energy transport operating at the land surface and within geologic formations, and applications of these principles to water resource issues, including water supply and contamination of surface and ground waters. Adopting a quantitative approach, the unit provides a thorough treatment of both the theoretical background of the science as well as practical approaches to investigation of surface and subsurface hydrology and contamination. The unit adopts a problem-based approach to learning, including a field characterisation of a karst aquifer and the impacts of sub-water table quarrying, and computer modelling of groundwater flow using MODFLOW.
The fieldtrip associated with the unit is compulsory. Failure to attend the field trip, unless valid documentation is presented, will result in loss of credit points for the unit and may lead to a requirement to withdraw from the degree programme.
The unit material ranges from descriptive to theoretical. To cope with the theory students need to be at ease with algebraic manipulations of equations and with basic calculus (as a guide, students at the start of the unit should expect to be able to differentiate a polynomial and understand the meaning of the function thereby obtained). Anything that goes beyond this level will be introduced carefully during the course before being applied to fluid flow.
On successful completion of the unit, you will be able to:
Lectures, practicals and fieldwork
3 hour Examination (50%)
Coursework (50%). The coursework element will comprise a series of practical exercises based on desk studies, computer simulations and fieldwork.
Essential
Recommended