The lecture gives an overview over physical properties, flows and transport phenomena in stratified water bodies (reservoirs, lakes and the oceans). The focus is on oceans, their currents and the role of the seas in the global climate system. Students completing the course are able to interpret basic flow equations and apply them to phenomema.

The course examines rivers and their ecosystems, human impacts, and sustainable management. Students apply interdisciplinary approaches, discuss case studies, and take responsibility in groups by preparing a presentation, moderating a session, and writing a report.

The participants in this seminar for PhD students first acquire basic skills for assessing and explaining success or failure in national and international freshwater management (SS 2005). They then write a paper on a case of their choice and present the results in the second part of the seminar (WS 2005/2006). The focus is on large dams in Africa.

The participants in this seminar first acquire basic skills for assessing and explaining success or failure in national and international freshwater management (HS08). They then write a paper on a case of their choice and present the results in the second part of the seminar (FS09).In HS08, the seminar will take place on:8 and 22 October 20085 and 19 November 20081:15pm - 5:00pm, CHN P.12.

The participants in this seminar for PhD and MSc students first acquire basic skills for assessing and explaining success or failure in national and international freshwater management (HS 2007). They then write a paper on a case of their choice and present the results in the second part of the seminar (FS 2008).

The participants in this seminar for PhD students first acquire basic skills for assessing and explaining success or failure in national and international freshwater management (SS 2006). They then write a paper on a case of their choice and present the results in the second part of the seminar (WS 2006/2007). The focus is on large dams in Africa.

This course discusses physical transport and mixing processes affecting the behaviour of dissolved and particulate compounds in natural waters. Emphasis is on turbulence in stratified waters (oceans, lakes) and advective-dispersive transport in rivers and groundwater. The interrelation to temporal and spatial distribution of constituents is provided.