Z0058 Hydrological forecasting

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc.
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:50 Z2,01032
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0058/01: Thu 12:00–12:50 Z2,01032
Prerequisites
Z0051 Geomorphology || PROGRAM(N-GK)
Condition for encompassment of the subject is attending basic lectures in Hydrology, Hydrometry and Hydrology of Underground Waters and Basic Statistical Methods.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to provide students with information on reasons and methods of hydrological forecasting related to crisis situations and to rational water management.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic terms. 2. Classification of hydrological forecasting. 3. Requirements on content and quality of hydrological forecasting. 4. Organization of flood, warning, and forecasting hydro-meteorological service in the Czech Republic levels of flood activity, SPA limits, flood plans. 5. Integrated rescue system, crisis management. 6. Flood characteristics of the Czech Republic. 7. Basic processing of background data for hydrological forecasting. 8. Hydrometric forecasting. 9. Hydrometeorologic forecasting. 10. Hydrosynoptic forecasting. 11. Forecasting models. 12. Evaluation of errors and effectiveness of hydrological forecasts.
Literature
  • NETOPIL, Rostislav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL and Jaromír DEMEK. Fyzická geografie. I b. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 272 s., [1. info
  • KEMEL, Miroslav. Klimatologie, meteorologie, hydrologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1996, 289 s. ISBN 8001014568. info
  • STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, xix, 684. ISBN 0471238007. info
  • Hydroekologické modelování : výzkum, praxe, legislativa a rozhodování. Edited by Šárka Blažková - Clair Stalnaker - Oldřich Novický. Praha: Výzkumný ústav vodohospodářský T. G. M., 1998, 70 s. ISBN 80-85900-18-1. info
  • Doplňkové materiály ČHMÚ a Povodí Moravy, s.p.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Předmět je doplněn exkurzemi na hydroprognózní pracoviště ČHMÚ a Povodí Moravy, s.p. Závěrečné hodnocení je prováděno zkouškou.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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