Z5021 Regional hydrology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc.
Prerequisites
Z0059 Hydrology || PROGRAM(N-GK)
The subject extends introductory lectures in Hydrology and accents knowledge from regional climatology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to make an introduction into regionalization of surface and ground waters. It provides information on spatial and temporal differences in hydrosphere that are conditioned mostly by climatic differences, terrain, hydro-geologic conditions, etc. The lecture is also devoted to regional hydrology of continents and oceans, and selected hydrologic events and processes.
Syllabus
  • Principles and methods of regionalization of surface and ground waters in the Czech Republic and abroad. Presentation of selected hydrological, hydrogeological and water-management regionalizations. Classification of water on the Earth, drainage characteristics. Hydrologic regions of Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, North and Central America, South America. Oceans.
Literature
  • články v časopise National Geographic
  • Friend 2002 :regional hydrology: bridging the gap between research and practice. Edited by Henny A. J. Van Lanen - Siegfried Demuth. Wallingford: IAHS Press, 2002, x, 518 s. ISBN 1-901502-81-3. info
  • ARNELL, Nigel. Hydrology and global environmental change. 1st publ. Harlow: Pearson education, 2002, xviii, 346. ISBN 0582369843. info
  • THURMAN, Harold V. and Elizabeth A. BURTON. Introductory oceanography. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001, xvii, 554. ISBN 0-13-857061-2. info
  • JONES, J. A. A. Global hydrology : processes, resources and environmental management. 1st pub. Essex: Longman, 1997, x, 399. ISBN 0582098610. info
  • KŘÍŽ, Hubert. Hydrologie podzemních vod. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1983, 289 s. info
  • BALEK, Jaroslav. Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Regions. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1983, 271 s., 3. ISBN 0-444-99656-718. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation.