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HWR 101A Water and the Environment (4) I Relation of physical and biological sciences to the understanding of the water cycle; man's impact on water resources, with emphasis on factors affecting the availability and quality of water in arid and humid regions. Field Trips. P, ability to carry out fundamental arithmetic manipulation and/or very basic algebra. Open to non-majors only.

HWR 101B Water and the Environment (4) II Relation of physical and biological sciences to the understanding of the water cycle; man's impact on water resources, with emphasis on factors affecting the availability and quality of water in arid and humid regions. Field Trips. P, ability to carry out fundamental arithmetic manipulation and/or very basic algebra. Open to non-majors only. HWR 101A is not prerequisite to HWR 101B.

HWR 107B Introduction to Global Change (4) II Examination of the ways humanity alters the global environment; effects of pollution on atmosphere, oceans, fresh waters, and climate (carbon cycle, acid deposition, ozone shield, greenhouse effect). P, open to non-majors only. (Identical with GEOS 107B).

HWR 195A Water, the Environment and Society (1) I II P, limited to freshmen only.

HWR 201 Water Science and the Environment (3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II Water plays a crucial role in the physical, chemical, and biological processes that regulate the Earth system. The relations of physical hydrology are derived from the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry. The water cycle forms the framework for the study of hydrological science. Field Trips. P, fundamental arithmetic manipulation and/or basic algebra. Two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Natural Sciences.

HWR 203 Arizona Water Issues (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II Study of the use and misuse of water throughout Arizona and the fundamental tools used to study water supply, quality, and conservation. Introduction to basic hydrologic principles to help students deal with issues they will encounter later as public citizens in their own communities. 1D, 2R. P, Tier One physical science course. Two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104). Approved as Tier Two - Natural Sciences.

HWR 250 Principles of Hydrology (3) II Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and review of main processes, such as precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, runoff, infiltration and ground water. Some concepts and tools for water resources management are discussed. Laboratory techniques complement lecture topics. 2R, 3L. Field Trips. P, introductory calculus.

HWR 299 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

HWR 299H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

HWR 393 Internship (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

HWR 394 Practicum (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

HWR 399 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

HWR 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

HWR 407 Subsurface Hydrology (3) II Introduction to groundwater flow through saturated and unsaturated soils and rocks and transport governing equations; flow nets; single and multiple borehole hydraulic tests; stream-aquifer interaction. Field methods. P, PHYS 241, MATH 129, C E 321, or A ME 331.

HWR 408 Vadose Zone Monitoring (2) II Laboratory and field methods for characterizing water flow and contaminant transport through unsaturated geologic media. P, HWR 407. May be convened with HWR 508.

HWR 414 Field Hydrology (Surface Water) (1) S Field methods of collection, compilation, and interpretation of data in surface water. Stream gaging, hydrography and limnology exercises; evaporation studies; micrometeorological instruments and methods; slope-area method of indirect discharge measurement; flood plain mapping; preparation of hydrologic reports. Daily field work. P, HWR 250 or HWR 423 or HWR 440. May be convened with HWR 514.

HWR 415 Introduction to Water Resources Policy (3) II Water resources policy including the identification of regional problems of water use, the elements of water planning, water rights, and a consideration of institutional structures and processes. Writing Emphasis Course. (Identical with GEOG 415). May be convened with HWR 515.

HWR 423 Hydrology (3) I 2ES, 1ED. P, C E 321. (Identical with C E 423, which is home).

HWR 427 Computer Applications in Hydraulics (3) I 1ES, 2ED. (Identical with C E 427, which is home). May be convened with HWR 527.

HWR 431 Hydrogeology (4) I Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling the occurrence and dynamics of groundwater on regional and local scales. P, GEOS 251, MATH 125B. (Identical with GEOS 431). May be convened with HWR 531.

HWR 432 Environmental Hydrogeology Lab (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II Introduction to field, lab, and office methods used in hydrogeology. Hands-on use of modern field and laboratory equipment to measure and monitor hydrogeological parameters and variables. Analysis, visualization, and interpretation of the data performed in chemistry and computer laboratories. 6L, 1R. May be convened with HWR 532.

HWR 440 Advanced Surface Water Hydrology (3-4) II Theory and selected design problems from fluvial dynamics, flood hydrology, flood routing, and water supply hydrology. Discussion section is mandatory for undergraduates. Field Trips. P, HWR 250 or HWR 423; C E 321. May be convened with HWR 540.

HWR 443 Environmental Risk and Economic Analysis in Water Resources (3) I Environmental risk analysis, environmental economics, and quantitative benefit-cost-risk planning and regulation applied to water resources. P, MATH 125. May be convened with HWR 543.

HWR 445 Statistical Hydrology (3) II Application of statistics and probability to uncertainty in the description, measurement, and analysis of hydrologic variables and processes, including extreme events, error models, simulation, sampling. P, SIE 305 or MATH 461 or GEOS 402A or equivalent calculus-based probability/statistics course. May be convened with HWR 545.

HWR 450A Environmental Hydrology (3) I II Chemistry of surface and subsurface water, the predominant chemical processes affecting composition in relation to humanity's use; classification, identification, and mobility of contaminants; introduction to chemical and transport modeling. Focuses on inorganic chemistry. P, HWR 250, CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, MATH 129, knowledge of computer language; CR, HWR 451. May be convened with HWR 550A.

HWR 450B Environmental Hydrology (3) I II Chemistry of surface and subsurface water, the predominant chemical processes affecting composition in relation to humanity's use; classification, identification, and mobility of contaminants; introduction to chemical and transport modeling. Focuses on organic aquatic chemistry. P, HWR 250, CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, MATH 129, knowledge of computer language. May be convened with HWR 550B.

HWR 451 Environmental Hydrology Lab (1) II Laboratory procedures related to chemistry of surface and subsurface water. P, or CR, HWR 450A. May be convened with HWR 551.

HWR 460 Watershed Hydrology (3) I (Identical with WS M 460, which is home). May be convened with HWR 560.

HWR 461 Environmental and Resource Geography (3) II Writing Emphasis Course. (Identical with GEOG 461, which is home).

HWR 467 Advanced Watershed Hydrology (3) II P, WS M 460. (Identical with WS M 467, which is home). May be convened with HWR 567.

HWR 476 Environmental Law and Economics (3) II P, ECON 300 or ECON 361. (Identical with AREC 476, which is home).

HWR 478 Global Change (3) II P, upper-division standing, introductory course work in biological and physical sciences. (Identical with GEOS 478, which is home). May be convened with HWR 578.

HWR 481 Environmental Policy (3) II P, POL 201. (Identical with POL 481, which is home). May be convened with HWR 581.

HWR 482 Applied Groundwater Modeling (3) I Introduction to ground-water flow and transport modeling, with emphasis on model construction and simulation. May be convened with HWR 582.

HWR 483 Physical Oceanology and Limnology for Hydrologists (2) II [Taught alternate years 2000 - 2001] Origin, distribution, and characteristics of oceanic water; advective and convective processes; estuarine and shoreline processes; effect on coastal aquifers; classification and hydrologic regimen of lakes. P, MATH 129. May be convened with HWR 583.

HWR 490 Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) II (Identical with REM 490, which is home). May be convened with HWR 590.

HWR 496A Hydrology (1) [Rpt./ 1] II

HWR 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

HWR 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

HWR 499 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

HWR 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

HWR 500 Ecosystemology for Urban Planning (3) I Introduction to conceptual tools used in complex ecosystems, particularly cities and urban areas; integration of human residents with larger natural systems (human ecology); environmental impact assessment (EIA) and statement (EIS). Water resource planning and impact on regional ecosystems; technical, legal, ethical dimensions of water transfer. (Identical with PLN 500).

HWR 503 Subsurface Fluid Dynamics (3) I Dynamics of immiscible fluids in porous and fractured media; anisotropy and scale; advective solute transport; consolidation and land subsidence; multiaquifer systems; free surface flow and salt water/fresh water interfaces. P, MATH 223 or (preferably) MATH 322 or MATH 422A or MATH 422B; C E 321 or A ME 331. (Identical with C E 503).

HWR 504 Numerical Methods in Subsurface Hydrology (4) II Finite difference, finite element and boundary integral methods for subsurface fluid flow and mass transport; applications to aquifers, unsaturated soils, earth structures. (Identical with C E 504).

HWR 505 Vadose Zone Hydrology (3) II Fundamentals of flow and transport in the vadose zone, including multiphase flow. Methods for characterization of hydraulic properties. Vadose zone processes relative to ground water contamination. P, HWR 407 or HWR 503 or HWR 518.

HWR 506 Water Quality Dynamics (3) II Chemical and physical methods are used to study the quality of ground and surface waters with emphasis on organic contaminants, colloids, and surface processes including sorption phenomena. Equilibrium and dynamic models of water chemistry. P, HWR 517R and HWR 517L.

HWR 508 Vadose Zone Monitoring (2) II For a description of course topics see HWR 408. Graduate-level requirements include in-depth laboratory reports. P, HWR 407 or HWR 503 or HWR 505 or HWR 518. May be convened with HWR 408.

HWR 513 Environmental Risk Analysis (3) I Quantitative methods in risk analysis in theory and practice. Risk estimation, evaluation, perception, and management using Bayesian, fuzzy, utility, and multicriteria approaches. Environmental applications for water-related hazards. P, HWR 445 or HWR 545 or SIE 305. (Identical with SIE 513).

HWR 514 Field Hydrology (Surface Water) (1) S For a description of course topics see HWR 414. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth report on one aspect of the field work or participation and assistance in the preparation and conduction of a field project. Daily field work. P, HWR 519. May be convened with HWR 414.

HWR 515 Introduction to Water Resources Policy (3) II For a description of course topics see HWR 415. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth term paper. (Identical with GEOG 515). May be convened with HWR 415.

HWR 516 Hydrologic Transport Processes (3) I Development and application of equations describing mass and energy transport in the subsurface environment. P, HWR 503 or HWR 535; SIE 270.

HWR 517L Fundamentals of Water Quality Laboratory (1) I Field and laboratory methods in water quality sampling and analysis. Includes both wet chemical and instrumental methods of analysis. P, HWR 517R.

HWR 517R Fundamentals of Water Quality (3) I Introduction to chemical processes affecting the behavior of major and minor chemical species in the aquatic environment. Physical, equilibrium, organic, and analytical principles as applied to natural waters. P, CHEM 103B, PHYS 241, MATH 129; P or CR, MATH 254.

HWR 518 Survey of Subsurface Hydrology (3) I Survey of physical, mathematical, geologic, and engineering concepts fundamental to subsurface hydrologic processes. P, or CR, A ME 331 or C E 321; MATH 254, GEOS 101.

HWR 519 Survey of Surface Water Hydrology (3) II Survey of main topics in surface water hydrology: hydrometeorology, evaporation, rainfall-runoff, statistical and probabilistic methods, unit hydrograph method, and flood routing. P, or CR, C E 321 or SIE 305.

HWR 520 Water Resources Management, Planning, and Rights: A Policy Approach (3) II An introduction to basic concepts and issues of water resources management and administration, emphasizing water law and rights, water resources planning, institutional and organizational arrangements, and policy processes such as adjudication and rule-making.

HWR 521 Introduction to Water Resources Systems Analysis (3) I Quantitative analytical methods in water resources planning and management; introduction to systems analysis, benefit/cost, multi-objective planning and risk assessment. P, MATH 125A.

HWR 522 Electrical, Electromagnetic, and Borehole Geophysics (3) II P, G EN 448/548. Consult department before enrolling. (Identical with G EN 522, which is home).

HWR 523 Hydrology (3) I (Identical with C E 523, which is home).

HWR 524 Hydroclimatology (3) I Precipitation formation processes, the surface and atmospheric branch of the hydrologic cycle, land surface-atmosphere interaction, surface energy balance, evapotranspiration, heat and moisture fluxes into the soil and atmospheric boundary layer. (Identical with ATMO 524).

HWR 525 Water Quality Modeling (3) II P, C E 321. (Identical with C E 525, which is home).

HWR 526 Water Quality Management (3) II Optimization and systems analysis techniques used in modeling; current models used in formulation and implementation of water quality policy. P, HWR 525. (Identical with C E 526).

HWR 527 Computer Applications in Hydraulics (3) I (Identical with C E 527, which is home). May be convened with HWR 427.

HWR 531 Hydrogeology (4) I For a description of course topics see HWR 431. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on a topic related to hydrogeology but not covered in lectures. (Identical with GEOS 531). May be convened with HWR 431.

HWR 532 Environmental Hydrogeology Lab (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II For a description of course topics see HWR 432. Graduate-level requirements include lab reports, demonstrated understanding of techniques learned and communicate results clearly/concisely; creative application of techniques to other problems. 6L, 1R. May be convened with HWR 432.

HWR 535 Advanced Subsurface Hydrology (3) II Advanced aquifer and well hydraulics; heterogeneity, unsaturated flow; natural and artificial recharge; ground-water and surface-water interaction; mass and heat transport. P, MATH 223 or MATH 322 or MATH 422A or MATH 422B. (Identical with GEOS 535).

HWR 536 Ground-Water Resource Evaluation (3) II Hydrologic and geologic techniques for evaluating aquifer systems with case studies of ground-water management on local and aquifer scales, their environmental and societal impacts; case studies of ground-water contamination. Field Trips. (Identical with GEOS 536).

HWR 540 Advanced Surface Water Hydrology (3-4) II For a description of course topics see HWR 440. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper or project. Discussion section is optional for graduate students. P, HWR 519 or HWR 523. May be convened with HWR 440.

HWR 543 Environmental Risk and Economic Analysis in Water Resources (3) I For a description of course topics see HWR 443. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on an applied aspect of the course. May be convened with HWR 443.

HWR 545 Statistical Hydrology (3) II For a description of course topics see HWR 445. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth simulation project. May be convened with HWR 445.

HWR 550A Environmental Hydrology (3) I II For a description of course topics see HWR 450A. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper. May be convened with HWR 450A.

HWR 550B Environmental Hydrology (3) I II For a description of course topics see HWR 450B. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper. May be convened with HWR 450B.

HWR 551 Environmental Hydrology Lab (1) II For a description of course topics see HWR 451. Graduate-level students will conduct their experiments individually and write individual lab reports. P, or CR, HWR 550A or equivalent. May be convened with HWR 451.

HWR 560 Watershed Hydrology (3) I (Identical with WS M 560, which is home). May be convened with HWR 460.

HWR 563 Environmental Isotope Hydrology and Low Temperature Geochemistry (3) I II (Identical with GEOS 563, which is home).

HWR 566 Soil and Groundwater Remediation (3) I P, HWR 531 or equivalent, SWES 564 or equivalent. (Identical with SWES 566, which is home).

HWR 567 Advanced Watershed Hydrology (3) I (Identical with WS M 567, which is home). May be convened with HWR 467.

HWR 569 Spatial Analysis of Hydrology and Watershed Management (3) 2R, 3L. P, RNR 417 or RNR 517. (Identical with WS M 569, which is home).

HWR 570 Computer Simulation of Hydrochemical Processes (3) I Introduction to the fundamentals of solving complex water chemistry problems using computer codes as tools. Equilibrium, mass transfer, or 1-D transport models with multi-element chemistry, thermodynamic concepts, and use of equations in models; placing natural chemical processes into an interpretable framework, evaluation of error and uncertainty. P, or CR, HWR 506 or HWR 517R.

HWR 572 Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3) I (Identical with GC 572, which is home).

HWR 576 Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3) I P, ECON 361, MATH 113. (Identical with AREC 576, which is home).

HWR 577 Advanced Topics In the Economics of Environmental Regulation (3) II P, MATH 113, ECON 361. (Identical with AREC 577, which is home).

HWR 578 Global Change (3) II (Identical with GEOS 578, which is home). May be convened with HWR 478.

HWR 581 Environmental Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 581, which is home). May be convened with HWR 481.

HWR 582 Applied Groundwater Modeling (3) I For a description of course topics see HWR 482. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper and/or project. May be convened with HWR 482.

HWR 583 Physical Oceanology and Limnology for Hydrologists (2) II For a description of course topics see HWR 483. [Taught alternate years 2000 - 2001] Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research report. May be convened with HWR 483.

HWR 584 Advanced Applied Groundwater Modeling (3) II Advanced applied ground-water flow and transport modeling for saturated and unsaturated media using variety of current software packages. P, HWR 482 or HWR 582 or equivalent course.

HWR 590 Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) II (Identical with REM 590, which is home). May be convened with HWR 490.

HWR 595B Global Climate Change (2) [Rpt./ 1] I S P, strong quantitative background in HWR, ATMO, GEOS, or RNR. (Identical with ATMO 595B, which is home).

HWR 595C General Circulation Observations and Modeling (1-3) II S P, ATMO 541A, ATMO 551A, ENGR 170. (Identical with ATMO 595C, which is home).

HWR 596K Risk and Society (3) I (Identical with GEOG 596K, which is home).

HWR 597A Computational Tools EOS Hydrology (1-2) [Rpt./ 4 units] I P, some previous knowledge of UNIX desirable.

HWR 599 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

HWR 603 Advanced Topics in Subsurface Hydrology (2) II Topics to be selected among (a) geostatistical and stochastic analyses of flow and transport, (b) well hydraulics and pumping test analysis, and (c) flow and transport in fractured rocks. P, HWR 503 or HWR 535.

HWR 605 Soil-Water Dynamics (3) II P, MATH 254. (Identical with SWES 605, which is home).

HWR 642 Analysis of Hydrologic Systems (3) I Presentation and evaluation of a variety of mathematical modeling techniques; presentation of theoretical basis of linear/nonlinear systems, advantages and limitations of various approaches, e.g., linear vs. nonlinear, lumped vs. distributed, used in hydrologic modeling; interrelation between function development and model calibration requirements. P, MATH 254.

HWR 643 Water Resources Systems Analysis (3) II Applications of mathematical programming to the analysis of interactions of hydrology, engineering, economics, and socio-institutional environment in regional water resources systems. P, HWR 521 or consult department before enrolling.

HWR 645 Stochastic Methods in Subsurface Hydrology (3) [Rpt./ 1] II Application of the theory of stochastic processes and random fields to natural variability in subsurface hydrology. P, HWR 545.

HWR 655 Stochastic Hydrology (3) I [Taught alternate years 1999 - 2000] Advanced application of statistics and probability to hydrology; multivariate regression, Bayesian techniques, stochastic processes, time series and frequency analysis. P, basic statistics and hydrology. (Identical with C E 655).

HWR 695A Hydrology and Water Resources (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II For HWR majors, research presentation only. P, consult department before enrolling.

HWR 696A Advanced Topics in Groundwater Hydrology (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II

HWR 696B Advanced Topics in Vadose Zone Hydrology (1-3) I II

HWR 696C Advanced Topics in Subsurface Modeling (1-3)

HWR 696E Pollutants in the Hydrologic Environment (1-3) [Rpt./ 3 units] I II

HWR 696F Advanced Hydrologic Modeling (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] II

HWR 696G Interstate Conflict Resolution (3) [Rpt./ 1] II (Identical with SIE 696G, which is home).

HWR 696I International Water Resource Management (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I (Identical with NES 696I, POL 696I).

HWR 696J Forensic Isotopic Hydrology (1) II Study of stable and radioactive isotopes in environmental contamination studies. Standards, mixing, fractionation, isotope combinations, and error; mass spectrometry methods and instrumentation; case histories from oil and gas, manufacturing, radioactive waste, municipal sources, and mining waste. (Identical with GEOS 696J).

HWR 696K Science and Technology of Radioactive Waste Management (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] II

HWR 696Q Advanced Methods in Hydrometeorology/Hydroclimatology (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II Field methods and experimental techniques for monitoring near-surface weather variables and the surface exchanges of energy, water vapor, and carbon dioxide; experience in team format research, in running and monitoring research planning meetings, and in delivering scientific seminars. Offered once annually based on student need.

HWR 696T Cosmogenic Isotopes and Other Environmental Tracers (3) II [Taught alternate even years 2000 - 2001] Theory of isotopic and other tracers, and their applications to quantifying rates of hydrological and geological processes. Tracer production in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Their transport, deposition, and accumulation in different environments. Applications in earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences.

HWR 699 Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

HWR 900 Research (1-4) [Rpt./]

HWR 910 Thesis (1-9) [Rpt./]

HWR 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

HWR 930 Supplementary Registration (1-12) [Rpt./]

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