V. Ferro, Elementi di Idraulica e Idrologia, McGraw-Hill, 2013
G. Benini, Sistemazioni idraulico-forestali, UTET, 1990
A. Musy, Hydrology: a science of nature, CRC press, 2013
L.S. Dingman, Physical Hydrology, 2a o 3a edizione, Waveland Press.
Learning Objectives
1. To acquire fundamental concepts and information on hydrological processes at the catchment scale.
2. To acquire expertise on management of water resources, especially under climate change conditions.
3. To acquire basi skills on processing hydrological data.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Hours reserved to private study and other individual formative activities: 96
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 30
Contact hours for: Field trips and laboratory activities (hours): 18
Further information
The participation in the lessons and field trips is not compulsory, but highly recommended.
Teaching tools:
Personal computer and video projector.
Type of Assessment
Written examination.
The exam will focus on exercises that reflect the topics explained during classes. Formal correctness, exercise organisation, and critical reasoning will be evaluated.
Course program
1. Water cycle and mechanisms of precipitation formation.
2. Measurement and computation of evaporation and leaf transpiration.
3. Water in the unsaturated zone: soil moisture and infiltration.
4. Groundwater recharge, movement and variability.
5. Aquifer management for irrigation and industrial use, and associated risk.
6. Runoff generation processes at the hillslope and catchment scale.
7. Introduction to tracer hydrology.
8. Peak discharge computation.
9. Statistical approach to the analysis of extreme events. 10. Flood and drought risk management.