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Modelling of Hydrological Processes

Summary

The subject is dealing with basic principles of mathematical modelling of surface and groundwater flow.
Hydrological models
Basic hydrological terminology recapitulation. Components of hydrological balance equation. Possibilities, types of hydrological models. Watershed schematization using GIS. Input data and their preprocessing.. Quantitative prediction of precipitation, atmospheric models. Rainfall-runoff models – types, specifics. Hydraulic models – types, specifics. Models for complex watershed management. Visualization in GIS. Using models for operative hydrology Tools of artificial intelligence in hydrology and water management (fuzzy, neuron network).
Hydrogeological models
Physical and mathematical modeling, numerical methods – method of finite differences, method of finite elements. Types of hydrogeological models and applications .
Modelling groundwater flow in saturated and unsaturated zone – governing equations.
Methodology of model construction – conceptual model, grid design, boundary conditions, sources and sinks, initial conditions. Steady stae and transient flow models.
Model calibration, calibration criteria. Inverse modeling.
Compulsory literature:
MARY P. ANDERSON AND WILLIAM W. WOESSNER (1992): Applied Groundwater Modeling.
Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport. Academic Press USA
BEDIENT, P.B., HUBER W. C. (2001): Hydrology and floodplain analysis. 2nd edition. London, Prentice Hall. 763 s.
BEVEN, K.J. (2002): Rainfall-runoff modelling. The Primer. London, John Wiley & Sons. 372 s.

Literature

MARY P. ANDERSON AND WILLIAM W. WOESSNER (1992): Applied Groundwater Modeling.
Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport. Academic Press USA
BEDIENT, P.B., HUBER W. C. (2001): Hydrology and floodplain analysis. 2nd edition. London, Prentice Hall. 763 s.
BEVEN, K.J. (2002): Rainfall-runoff modelling. The Primer. London, John Wiley & Sons. 372 s.

Advised literature

MAIDMENT, D.R. (ED.) (1993): Handbook of Hydrology. 1st edition. London, McGraw-Hill Professional. 1424 s.
MAIDMENT, D., DJOKIC, D. (ED.) (2000): Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Support with Geographic Information Systems. Redlands, ESRI Press. 232 s.
MAIDMENT, D. (ED.) (2002): ArcHydro. GIS for water resources. Redlands, ESRI Press, 220 s.
WARD, A., TRIMBLE, S. W. (2004): Environmental Hydrology. 2nd. Edition. CRC Press & Lewis Publishers, 504 s.
CHUNMIAO ZHENG, GORDON D. BENNET (1995): Applied Contaminant transport
modelling. Theory and Practise International Thomson Publishing Inc.
KARLHEINZ SPITZ AND JOANNA MORENO (2000): Practical Guide to Groundwater and Solute Transport Modelling. SSG USA.


Language of instruction čeština
Code 541-0041
Abbreviation MHP
Course title Modelling of Hydrological Processes
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Jan Unucka, Ph.D.