Principles of Hydrology

Undergraduate students   GLY4820 - 02843
Graduate students              GLY5827 - 02684
Fall 2003

Credits :  3
Times : Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 AM -12:15 PM
Where: Carraway 106
Instructor: Sergio Fagherazzi, Brian G. Katz
E-mail:  fagherazzi@gly.fsu.edu, bkatz@usgs.gov
Phone:  Fagherazzi 4-4274, Katz 942-9500
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 12:15 AM -13:00 PM
Required Text: Elements of Physical Hydrology by George M. Hornberger, Jeffrey P. Raffensperger, Patricia L. Wiberg, Keith N. Eshleman, Johns Hopkins Univ. Pr.; 1998, ISBN: 0801858577

Description/Objectives

This course introduces the fundamental physical principles governing the distribution and dynamics of water near the Earth's surface. The class also includes basic concepts of fluid dynamics applied to the description of open channel hydraulics, ground water hydraulics, and dynamics of soil moisture. Some elements of surface water and ground water hydrology will be presented to complete a general background of hydrology. Particular emphasis will be devoted to the influence of humanity on the hydrological environment. 

Exams
Three in class examinations and one final examination will be given. the examination schedule is:
Exam 1: Tuesday, September 23 (11:00 am -12:30 pm); Covers material through 09/18
Exam 2: Thursday, October 16 (11:00 am -12:30 pm); Covers material through 10/14
Exam 3: Thursday, November 20 (11:00 am -12:30 pm); Covers material through 11/18
Final Exam: Wednesday, December 10 (12:30 - 2:30 pm)

Grading/Evaluation
Grades are based on performance on the three mid-term exams and final exam. The exams will be weighted as follow: Mid-term exams: 75% (25% each).  Final exam: 25%

Reading Day
On 11/13 class will consist of discussion of a paper assigned in class the previous week
 
Policy
The exams are closed-book and will be pledged. Each student is expected to work independently on all of them. I encourage you to attempt the example problems at the end of each chapter, and the interactive multiple choice questions accompanying the CD version of the textbook. The exams will consist of multiple choices questions, problems, and definitions. Regular attendance is expected. Students will find extremely difficult to succeed in the class if they do not attend regularly, take good notes, and do the problems in the text book.
Exams: the only valid excuses for missing exams without prior permission from me are serious medica or personal emergencies. In order to make up a missed exam, documentation or prior permission from me is required.

Contact with Instructors
 Sergio Fagherazzi
 Department of Geological Sciences and
 School of Computational Science & Information Technology
 Florida State University
Dirac Science Library 
 Office 462 DSL
 Tallahassee FL, 32306-4120
 E-mail: fagherazzi@gly.fsu.edu
 URL: http://www.gly.fsu.edu/~fagherazzi/
 Phone: (850) 644-4274, Fax: (850) 644-0098

Brian G. Katz
US Geological Survey
2010 Levy Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32310
bkatz@usgs.gov
(850) 942-9500 ext. 3018; Fax: (850)942-9521

Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday 12:15 AM -13:00 PM
If these hours don't work for you, e-mail me to arrange a meeting.

Calendar

The following is a schedule of lectures and exams. Check back often as it will change during the course.
Week Topic Reading Instructor
 


01  08/26/03
      08/28/03
 Intro to Course (syllabus, office hours, grading) introduction to hydrology
 the hydrological cycle 		 Chapter 1
 Fagherazzi
02  09/02/03
      09/04/03
 Global water budget
 precipitation		 Chapter 1 & 2 Fagherazzi
03  09/09/03
      09/11/03
 Evapotranspiration
Fluid statics 		 Chapter 2 & 3
 Fagherazzi
04  09/16/03
      09/18/03
 Fluid dynamics 
Open channel hydraulics
 Chapter 3 & 4 Fagherazzi
05  09/23/03
      09/25/03
 Exam 1, 9/23
Open channel hydraulics
 Chapter 4 Fagherazzi
06  09/30/03
      10/02/03
 Streams and floods
 Chapter 5 Fagherazzi
07  10/07/03
      10/09/03
 Groundwater hydralics Darcy's law
Groundwater hydraulics : groundwater flow
 Chapter 6
 Fagherazzi
08  10/14/03
      10/16/03
 Groundwater hydraulics : groundwater flow
Exam 2, 10/16
 Chapter 6
 Fagherazzi
09  10/21/03
      10/23/03
 Introduction to chemical hydrology, units of measurement, natural solutes, electroneutrality, and graphical presentations of hydrochemical data.
Chemical reactions in natural waters, equilibrium, activity and effective concentrations, kinetics.
Katz
10  10/28/03
      10/30/03
 Chemical reactions in natural waters (cont’d). Mineral dissolution and precipitation, gas/water partitioning, aqueous phase reactions, biogeochemical redox reactions, sorption.
Isotope hydrology; stable and radioactive isotopes used in hydrologic investigations.
Katz
11  11/04/03
      11/06/03
 Unsaturated zone
 Chapter 8 Fagherazzi
12  11/13/03      
 READING DAY
Fagherazzi
13  11/18/03
      11/20/03
 Examples of natural groundwater geochemistry processes; case studies in Florida and elsewhere
Exam 3, 11/20
Katz
14  11/25/03 Groundwater contamination; sources, organic chemical contamination; examples and case studies.
  
 Katz
15  12/02/03
      12/04/03
 Groundwater contamination (cont’d); solute transport processes, modeling solute transport; investigating groundwater contamination—monitoring wells and sampling.
Open session; we can discuss a paper, answer questions, and/or finish presenting any previous material that was left out.

Katz
12/10/03 (Wed.)
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
 Final exam


Academic Honor Code
Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in The Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook

Americans With Disabilities Act
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should 1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center and 2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type. This should be done during the first week of class. For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact the

Student Disability Resource Center
Dean of Students Department
08 Kellum Hall
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4400
(850) 644-9566 (voice)
(850) 644-8504 (TDD)
SDRC@admin.fsu.edu
http://www.fsu.edu/~staffair/dean/StudentDisability/

Syllabus change policy
Syllabus and course calendar are tentative and subject to change with advance notice from course instructors.