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101-0296-00L 2 Credits

Hydrology II

Hydrologie II

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Paolo Burlando, Prof. Dr. Peter Molnar
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:10:37

Objective

The course presents advanced hydrological analyses of rainfall-runoff processes. Tools for hydrological modelling are discussed at the event and continuous scale. The focus is on the description of physical processes and their modelisation with practical examples. The course is given in English.

Content

Monitoring of hydrological systems (point and space monitoring, remote sensing). The use of GIS in hydrology (practical applications). General concepts of watershed modelling. Infiltration. IUH models. Event based rainfall-runoff modelling. Continuous rainfall-runoff models (components and prrocesses). Example of modelling with the PRMS model. Calibration and validation of models. Flood routing (unsteady flow, hydrologic routing, examples). The course contains an extensive semester project.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Parts of the script for "Hydrology I" are used. Also available are the overhead transparencies used in the lectures. The semester project consists of a two part instruction manual.

Literature

Additional literature is presented during the course.

General Information

Language
English
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Hydrologie II (Applied Hydrology and Modelling)
  • Mon 12:45-14:30 (HIL E 7)
2 h weekly

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