UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-GREENSBORO

Elements of Hydrology - GEO 330 - Spring Semester, 1998

• Instructor: Dr. G. Jay Lennartson
• Class Meetings: Tues & Thurs: 12:30-1:45 pm (Graham 109)
• My Office: Graham 122

• My Office Phone: 334-5489
• Email: gjlennar@uncg.edu
• Course Home Page: http://www.uncg.edu/~gjlennar/geo330.html
• Office Hours: MWF 2:00-3:00 pm; and by appointment
• Geography Department: Graham 129
• Geography Department Phone: 334-5388
• Geography Department FAX: 334-5864
• Course Purpose and Overview
  • Hydrology is the geoscience that focuses on the global hydrologic cycle and the processes involved in the land phase of that cycle
  • This course is designed to introduce you to the serious study of hydrologic science
  • You will be introduced to fundamental hydrologic concepts that will be used throughout the course
  • We will examine the global hydrologic cycle and its interrelations with climate, soils, and vegetation
  • We will examine and develop an understanding of the individual components of the hydrologic cycle: evaporation and condensation, precipitation, infiltration and soil water, evapotranspiration, groundwater, and runoff
  • Our approach in this course will be to combine a qualitative, conceptual understanding of hydrologic processes, with quantitative representations of those processes
• Required Textbook & Supplementary Materials
  • Textbook: Applied Principles of Hydrology (3rd edition), by John C. Manning
  • Supplementary Reading Materials - some supplemental readings will be placed on reserve in the library, and others will be available to you on the www. Certain supplemetal readings will be "required reading" for you.
• Examinations and Grading
  • Exams: there will be a total of three exams. Each exam will be equally weighted and is worth 20% of your final grade in the course. In total, exams count for 60% of your final grade. The third exam will be given during final exam week and is not cumulative.
  • No make-up exams will be given!! If you miss an exam (for any reason), you will be required to take a cumulative version of the third exam, which will count for 40% of your exam grade (the exam will be administered during the regularly scheduled final exam time). You will receive zeros for any other missed exams.
  • Exercises (Review Questions): 15% of your grade in this course will be from in and out-of-class exercises (review questions). Your assignment with the lowest score will be dropped. These Assignments may not be made-up under any circumstances!! If you arrive late for class or need to leave class early, and miss the in-class exercise, you will not be permitted to make it up.
  • Paper: the remaining 25% of your grade in GEO 330 will be based on a paper that you will write for the course. The topic of your paper will be from the field of hydrology, and is due the last day of class (Tues 5/5/98). Papers turned in after this date will not be accepted!! More specific details regarding the paper will be provided early in the semester. Note the due date for your choice of topics shown in the "schedule of topics" (below)

           3 Exams                 60%      

     Exercises/Questions           15%      

            Paper                 _25%_     

                                  100%     

• Examinations will draw questions from my lectures, your textbook, in and out-of-class exercises/questions, and any of the assigned supplementary readings on reserve in the library or on the www
• Some topics in the text will be emphasized more than others. Your lecture notes should be used as a guide to the text material that is most important for exams.
• There is no mechanism for obtaining "extra credit" in this course!! Please don't ask!!
• Attendance
  • Attendance is very important and you are expected to attend all classes!!
  • If you do not plan on attending every class, do not take this course!!
  • Please do not be tardy!!
• Course Resources and Success in GEO 330
• You are required to fully utilize E-Mail and Internet resources in this course.
• Notes for some upcoming lectures will be available from the course home page (http://www.uncg.edu/~gjlennar/geo330.html).
• Lectures will be conducted based on the expectation that you have have familiarized yourself with the lecture notes and reading assignment on a particular topic prior to coming to class. In-class exercises/questions will be based on the same expectation.
• You are strongly encouraged to frequently check your E-Mail for important course-related announcements from me. I often find it useful between class meetings to pass along, via E-Mail and the course home page, important course-related information (e.g., information about lecture material, topical information, web sites to look at, and information related to exams and assignments). Information relayed via E-Mail and the course home page will not necessarily be repeated in class!!
• Obtain assistance from me - at the earliest possible opportunity - if you have questions regarding the lecture material or reading assignments.
• I encourage you to come visit me during my office hours; or if these times are not convenient for you, please schedule an appointment.
• Miscellaneous Information
  • Any student in this class who has a documented disability that prevents the fullest expression of abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements and accommodations.
  • Final grades once posted will not under any circumstance be changed (with the exception of clerical error).
  • In all matters related to this course, it is expected that you will conduct yourself in an honorable fashion and exhibit the highest level of integrity.
  • Change of Final Exam Schedule: students with more than two exams within 24 hours may apply to the University Registrar's Office, 180 Mossman Bldg., for permission to change their schedule. The usual policy is to change the middle examination in a sequence of three. All requests for changes in examinations must be filed with the University Registrar's Office by the last day of classes for the semester (5/5/98). Only those students having followed the above prescribed procedure will be allowed to change their final exam date in GEO 330. Absolutely no exceptions will be made!!

   Day      Date        Tentative Lecture Topic            Readings       



   Tue      1/13   Course Introduction; Introduction   Text: Chapter 1    
   Thur     1/15          to and Overview of  the                           
                            Hydrologic Cycle                              



   Mon      1/19   M. Luther King, Jr. Holiday -  No Classes                                   



   Tue      1/20    Hydrologic Quantities and Basic      Supplemental     
   Thur     1/22          Hydrologic Concepts              Readings       



   Tue      1/27   Structure and Properties of Water    Text: Chapter 2   
   Thur     1/29                                                          



   Tue      2/3       The Global Hydrologic Cycle;       Supplemental     
   Thur     2/5      Climate, Soils, and Vegetation        Readings       



   Tue      2/10       Atmospheric Composition &         Supplemental     
   Thur     2/12       Structure; Radiant Energy           Readings       



   Tue      2/17                 Exam 1                                   



   Thur     2/19    Seasons & Earth's Energy Budget      Supplemental     
                                                           Readings       



   Tue      2/24     Atmospheric Pressure and Wind;      Supplemental     
   Thur     2/26     the General Circulation & the         Readings       
                       Distribution of Pressure &                         
                              Temperature                                 



 Mon-Fri  3/2-3/6       Spring Break - No Class                           





   Tue      3/10        Water Vapor & Humidity;        Text: Chapter 3 &  
   Thur     3/12        Adiabatics & Stability;          Supplemental     
                       Evaporation & Condensation          Readings       



   Tue      3/17     Meteorology of Precipitation &    Text: Chapter 4 &  
   Thur     3/19             Precipitation               Supplemental     
                                                           Readings       



   Tue      3/24            Snow & Snowmelt              Supplemental     
   Thur     3/26                                           Readings       



   Tue      3/31                 Exam 2                                   



   Thur     4/2        Infiltration & Soil Water        Text: Chapter 5   



   Tue      4/7            Evapotranspiration           Text: Chapter 6   
   Thur     4/9                                                           



  Fri      4/10      Spring Holiday - No Classes                         



   Tue      4/14     Groundwater in the Hydrologic      Text: Chapter 7   
   Thur     4/16                 Cycle                                    



   Tue      4/21                 Runoff                 Text: Chapter 8   
   Thur     4/23                                                          

   Tue      4/28      Water-Resource Management &       Text: Chapters    
   Thur     4/30          Water-Quality Issues              9,10; &       
                                                         Supplemental     
                                                           Materials      



   Tue      5/5       Water-Resource Management &       Text: Chapters    
                    Water-Quality Issues (continued)        9,10; &       
                                                         Supplemental     
                                                           Materials      


                    Exam 3   (During Final Exam Week)