Hydrologic Modeling
Code
10722
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
António Pedro de Nobre Carmona Rodrigues
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Knowledge of the methods, principles and laws taught in the scope of the discipline, to allow a theoretical and practical approach of problems and questions of the forum of hydrologic modelling, including tools for reservoir operation, flood routing and rainfall-runoff models.
Subject matter
Water global cycle. Global and regional climatology. Climatic models. Hydrological variables and monitoring networks. Temporal scales and data analysis techniques. Spatial and temporal interpolation. Hydrological modelling using various temporal and spatial scales. Statistical analysis and stochastic processes. Magnitude and frequency of extreme events. Surface runoff modelling. Changes of hydrological processes induced by natural and anthropogenic factors.
Bibliography
Lencastre, A. e Franco, F.M., Lições de Hidrologia, FCT-UNL, 2003.
Linsley et al., Water Resources Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1992.
Loucks, D. P. and E. van Beek, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management, UNESCO, Paris, 2005.
Mays, L.W. (ed.), Water Resouces Handbook, McGrawHill, 1996.
Teaching method
The syllabus theory is presented, explained and exemplified to students during lectures. The classes are used for the application of the concepts and techniques of the forum of hydrological modeling, by solving exercises and development of reports where the syllabus are applied in an integrated way. Students are required to develope, organize and presente this reports in the form of a paper or technical/scientific document.
Evaluation method
Students of the course are evaluated continuously throughout the semester.
The final grade (FG), between 0 and 20, is the result of weighing between the results of 1 test (T1) and two reports (TP1 and TP2) in accordance with the following formula:
NF = 0,4 x T1 + 0.3 x TP1 + 0,3 x TP2
The test score can be replaced by one from a final exam.