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Abstract
Im Selbststudium beschäftigen sich Studierende mit Prozessen, welche den Wasserkreislauf der Erde bestimmen. Hierzu werden die Energieflüsse sowie die Mischungs- und Transportprozesse in aquatischen Systemen betrachtet. Inhaltliche und methodische Zusammenhänge zwischen Hydrosphäre, Atmosphäre und Pedosphäre werden erarbeitet.
Objective
Qualitatives und quantitatives Verständnis der physikalischen (und geochemischen) Prozesse, welche die natürliche Dynamik im Grundwasser, Seen und Ozeanen bestimmen und den Austausch von Stoffen und Energie steuern.
Content
Topics of the course. Physical properties of water (i.e. density and equation of state) - global water resources Exchange at boundaries - energy (thermal & kinetic), gas exchange Mixing and transport processes in open waters - vertical stratification, large scale transport - turbulence and mixing - mixing and exchange processes in rivers Groundwater and its dynamics - ground water as part of the terrestrial water cycle - ground water hydraulics, Darcy's law - aquifers and their properties - hydrochemistry and tracer - ground water use Case studies - 1. Water as resource, 2. Water and climate
Resources
Literature
Textbooks for self-studying. Surface water. 'Physics and Chemistry in Lakes', ed: Lerman, A., Imboden, D.M., and Gat, J., Springer Verlag, 1995: Chapter 4: Imboden, D.M., and Wüest, A. 'Mixing Mechanisms in Lakes' 'Environmental Organic Chemistry', ed: Schwarzenbach, R., Imboden, D. M., and Gschwend, Ph., Willey, 2002: Chapter 6.4: Air-Water Partitioning Chapter 19.2: Bottleneck Boundaries Ground water: Fitts, C.R., 2023. Groundwater Science. 3rd ed., Academic Press, Amsterdam. Optional additional readers. Park, Ch., 2001, The Environment, Routledge, 2001 Fetter, C.W. 'Applied Hydrogeology', Prentice Hall, 1994 (3rd edition).