Atmospheric Processes and Hydrology (2500217) – Course 2025/26 PDF
Contents
Introduction to the subject. Evaluation system. The hydrological cycle. Hydrometeorological processes.
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyAtmospheric thermodynamics: Thermodynamics of dry air and moist air. Adiabatic and pseudoadiabatic processes. Thermodynamic diagrams. radiosondes Interpretation of radio soundings and anticipation of phenomena based on pressure, temperature and humidity profiles. Atmospheric stability. Cloud and precipitation generation processes. Analysis in thermodynamic diagrams. LCC, CAPE and CIN Exercises with thermodynamic diagrams
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4h Large group + 4h Medium group + 11h 12m Self StudyAir masses. fronts. Jet stream and main atmospheric oscillations. Cyclogenesis.
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4h Large group + 2h Medium group + 8h 24m Self StudyMeasurement of the precipitation
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyMeteorological forecast. Practice with meteorological models
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2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h Laboratory classes + 11h 12m Self StudyIntroduce the student to general concepts of surface hydrology and basins analysis
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4h Large group + 5h 36m Self StudyPresent the IDF or DDF curves and propose exercises with their information Introduce the student to the typical types of project rains and compare results for the various types
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2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 36m Self StudyPresent to the student the common loss processes in a basin ET estimation procedures. ETo and actual ET. infiltration Concept and models Show the student the model of the curve number, based on the SCS proposal Exercises to obtain net rain from NC and other loss models
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2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 36m Self StudyAtmospheric pressure. Hydrostatic balance, hypsometric curve. Layers of the atmosphere. Pressure gradients. winds geostrophic wind Surface wind. Solar radiation, differential heating on a planetary scale, temperature distribution. thermal imbalance
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2h Large group + 2h Laboratory classes + 5h 36m Self Studyrunoff calculation: unit hydrograph, reservoir model and kinematic wave models Concept of unit hydrograph, real and synthetic. Obtaining from field measurements Excercises on Unit Hydrograph
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4h Large group + 2h Medium group + 8h 24m Self StudyPropagation in channels and lamination effect produced by reservoirs as a protection solution against floods Hydrological methods of propagation: Muskingum. Formulation, time steps, subreaches,
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyCharacterization and analysis of droughts
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyHMS hydrological model Public domain model Course work with HMS. Dam design and its associated reservoir
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2h Large group + 6h Laboratory classes + 11h 12m Self Study