Hydrogeology
Code
2761
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências da Terra
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Maria Manuela Malhado Simões Ribeiro
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
92
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Students will be well prepared to work for environmental consultancy firms, environmental research laboratories, water development organizations, water management, regulatory agencies, teaching and also prepares students to continue in a Ph.D. program.
The students will be able to:
- Interpret geological and hydrological data to identify aquifers and aquitards, to locate areas of recharge and discharge and to determine groundwater flow directions and pathways.
- Apply groundwater flow equations to determine aquifer response to groundwater pumping, to evaluate flow in local and regional groundwater systems, and to estimate aquifer properties through the interpretation of pump tests and piezometer tests.
Prerequisites
The Hydrogeology program requires students to have a broad background in earth sciences and engineering.
Students must have a strong general scientific background in basic physic, chemistry, economy and mathematics.
Subject matter
1. Water. Hydrology and Hydrogeology. The hydrologic cycle. Precipitation and evaporation. Formation of precipitation. Measurement of precipitation. Evaporation and transpiration. Evapotranspiration.
2. Aquifers. Properties of aquifers. Porosity and permeability. Darcy’s experiment. Hydraulic conductivity. Water table. Water table and potentiometric surface maps. Aquifer characteristics.
3. Principles of groundwater flow. Darcy’s law. Equations of groundwater flow in confined and unconfined aquifers.
4. Groundwater flow to wells. Determining aquifer parameters from time-drawdown data. Aquifer-test. Aquifer tests with observation wells.
5. Physical and chemical properties of water. Water quality and groundwater contamination. Dissolved constituents and suspended material in the water. Classification of water. Total dissolved solids. Dominant ions. Water use and water origin. Groundwater pollution. Saline intrusion. Nitrate pollution and other causes of groundwater pollutions
Bibliography
Hiscock, K. Hydrogeology: Principles and practice. Blackwell Publishing, United Kingdom; 2007. ISBN: 978-0-632-05763-4
Fitts, C. R. Groundwater Science. Academic Press, London, 2002, ISBN: 0-12-257855-4
Weight, W. D. & Sonderegger, J. L. Manual of Applied Field Hydrogeology. McGraw – Hill; New York, 2000. ISBN: 13:978-0-07-069639-6
Feitosa F. A. C. & Filho J. M. Hidrogeologia, conceitos e aplicações. CPRM-Serviço Geológico do Brasil – Lab. de Hidrogeologia da UFPE. Fortaleza, 2008, 3ª ed., 391 p. ISBN 2-04-011221-9
Robert A. Bisson & Jay H. Leher Modern groundwater exploration. Wiley - Interscience, A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication, 2004. 309 p.
Teaching method
Lectures and experimental classes. In the experimental sessions, students are invited to apply advanced theoretical and analytical skills in the groundwater study.