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HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES (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. HWR 101A is not prerequisite to HWR 101B. Field trip. Fee. For non-majors only. P, ability to carry out fundamental arithmetic manipulation and/or very basic algebra.

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. HWR 101A is not prerequisite to HWR 101B. Field trip. Fee. For non-majors only. P, ability to carry out fundamental arithmetic manipulation and/or very basic algebra.

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). For non-majors only. (Identical with GEOS 107B).

195. Colloquium

a. Water, the Environment, and Society (1) I II Limited to freshmen only.

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 trip. Fee. P, introductory calculus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Fee. P, PHYS 241, MATH 125B, C E 321, or A ME 331.

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.

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. Fee. P, HWR 250 or HWR 423 or HWR 440. May be convened with H WR 514.

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.

423. Hydrology (3) I (Identical with C E 423, which is home). May be convened with HWR 523.

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

431. Hydrogeology (4) I II 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.

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 trip. P, HWR 250 or HWR 423 or C E 321. May be convened with HWR 540.

443. Environmental Risk and Economic Analysis in Water Resources (3) I Applications of quantitative methods to water resource management; environmental risk analysis; benefit-cost analysis; optimization; structure and basis of planning process. P, MATH 125A. May be convened with HWR 543.

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, statistics or probability theory. May be convened with HWR 545.

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 125B, knowledge of computer language; CR HWR 451. May be convened with HWR 550A.

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 125B, knowledge of computer language. May be convened with HWR 550B.

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

460. Watershed Hydrology (3) I 2R, 3L. (Identical with WS M 460, which is home). May be convened with HWR 560.

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

466. Soil and Groundwater Restoration (3) I (Identical with SWES 466, which is home). May be convened with HWR 566.

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

476. Environmental Law and Economics (3) II (Identical with AREC 476, which is home).

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

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

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.

483. Physical Oceanology and Limnology for Hydrologists (2) II 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 125B. May be convened with HWR 583.

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

493. Internship (1-3) [Rpt./]

494. Practicum (1-3) [Rpt./]

496. Seminar

a. Hydrology (1) [Rpt./ 1] II

498. Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

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

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

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

*Writing-Emphasis Courses. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this manual).

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 PLAN 500). Change crosslist to: (Identical with PLN 500). Spring 99

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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 5 13).

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 fieldwork or participation and assistance in the preparation and conduction of a field project. P, HWR 519. May be convened with HWR 414.

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.

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.

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.

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 125C; P or CR, MATH 254.

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.

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.

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.

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.

522. Well Logging Interpretation (3) II (Identical with G EN 522, which is home).

523. Hydrology (3) I (Identical with C E 523, which is home). May be convened with HWR 423.

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).

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

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).

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

531. Hydrogeology (4) I II 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.

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

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. Fee. Field methods and field trips. (Identical with GEOS 536).

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.

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.

545. Statistical Hydrology (3) II For a description of course topics see HWR 445. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth simulation project. P, knowledge of a computer language, SIE 305 or MATH 160. May be convened with HWR 445.

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.

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.

551. Environmental Hydrology Lab (1) II For a description of course topics see HWR 451. For a description of course topics see HWR 451. P or CR, HWR 550A or equivalent. May be convened with HWR 451.

560. Watershed Hydrology (3) I 2R, 3L. (Identical with WS M 560, which is home). May be convened with HWR 460.

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

566. Soil and Groundwater Restoration (3) I (Identical with SWES 566, which is home). May be convened with HWR 466.

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

569. Spatial Analysis of Hydrology and Watershed Management (2) (Identical with WS M 569, which is home).

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. CR, HWR 506 or HWR 517R.

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

576. Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3) I (Identical with AREC 576, which is home).

577. Advanced Topics In the Economics of Environmental Regulation (3) I (Identical with AREC 577, which is home).

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

595. Colloquium

b. Global Climate Change (2) [Rpt./ 1] I S (Identical with ATMO 595B, which is home).

c. General Circulation Observations and Modeling (1-3) II S (Identical with ATMO 595C, which is home).

596. Seminar

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

597. Workshop

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

655. Stochastic Hydrology (3) I Advanced application of statistics and probability to hydrology; multivariate regression, Bayesian techniques, stochastic processes, time series and frequency analysis. P, basic statistics and hydrology.

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

695. Colloquium

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

696. Seminar

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

b. Advanced Topics in Vadose Zone Hydrology (1-3) I II

c. Advanced Topics in Subsurface Modeling (1-3)

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

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

g. Interstate Conflict Resolution (3) [Rpt./ 1] II (Identical with SIE 696G, which is home). P, consent of instructor.

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

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

q. Advanced Methods in Hydrometeorology/Hydroclimatology (1-3) [Rpt./ 6 units] I II

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

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

910. Thesis (1-16) [Rpt./]

920. Dissertation (1-16) [Rpt./]

930. Supplementary Registration (1-16) [Rpt./]


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