PřF:Z0059 Hydrology - Course Information
Z0059 Hydrology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2007
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Kohoutová Vlková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Sklenář (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Miroslav Kolář, CSc. - Timetable
- Tue 17:00–18:50 U-aula
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0059/02: Wed 16:00–17:50 Z5,02004, V. Kohoutová Vlková - 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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives (in Czech)
- Předmět je zaměřen tak, aby posluchači získali představu o náplni hydrologie, o měření a pozorování hydrologických prvků a o metodách zpracování naměřených dat. Detailně jsou vysvětlovány hlavní zákonitosti oběhu vody v přírodě s akcentem na jejich antropogenní ovlivnění.
- Syllabus
- Introduction. Importance of water in the landscape. Hydrology as a branch of science, historical outline, organization of hydrological service. Water reserves and circulation on the Earth - fundamental balance relations. Hydrography of rivers - measuring units of runoff, hydrographical characteristics of catchment area, river network and river beds. Hydrology of rivers - regime of rivers and its anthropogenic effect, hydrological forecasts. Subsurface water - its origin, kinds and filling up; regime of finding and observing ground waters; sources. Limnology and hydrobiology of swamps - morphometric characteristic of lakes and reservoirs, water balance of lakes, temperature conditions. Physical and chemical properties of surface and subsurface waters - organic and inorganic contamination of waters. Oceanography - properties of sea water, problems of its pollution; movements of sea water, sea currents.
- Literature
- JONES, J. A. A. Global hydrology : processes, resources and environmental management. 1st pub. Essex: Longman, 1997, x, 399. ISBN 0582098610. info
- KUKAL, Zdeněk. Základy oceánografie. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1990, 590 s. ISBN 8020003134. info
- KŘÍŽ, Vladislav. Hydrometrie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 174 s. info
- NETOPIL, Rostislav, Rudolf BRÁZDIL and Jaromír DEMEK. Fyzická geografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 272 s. info
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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