• Hydrosphere, hydrology. Basic concepts.
• Water basin. Rainfall-runoff process. Hydrological cycle. Hydrological balance.
• Atmospheric moisture. Evaporation, evaporisation. Precipitation (formativ, types, measurement, distribution.).
• Water flows. River Network (basic characteristics). Water states, observation. Flow measurement. Flow curve.
• Frequency diagram and flow duration curves. The surface runoffi influences. Maximum flow. Minimum flow. Winter flow regime and ice phenomena. Floods.
• Water tank. The purpose and types. The water catchment area, the maximum runoff. Dams. Thermal and chemical stratification. Water masses circulation.
• Subsurface water. Groundwater. Hydrological balance of groundwater. Underground runoff component. Review of methods for determining the groundwater flow.
• Pedogenesis (pedogenic factors - substrate, climate, organisms, topography, groundwater, human activity, time), partial pedogenic processes - erosion, humus, peat, translocation and accumulation).
• Physical characteristic of soil (soil structure, soil porosity, soil water, soil air, soil temperature regime). Chemistry of soil and agrochemical properties of soil.
• Soil taxonomy (soil profile and characteristics of soil horizons). Soil types.
• Hydropedology: Characteristics of soil water. Soil water potential. Measurement of soil moisture. Thermodynamics of soil water.
• Soil water flow (saturation, filtration coefficient, infiltration).