HYD2010 – Surface hydrology
Course description
Course content
HYD2010 has been replaced by GEO2010 – Surface hydrology (continued).
The course, together with GEO4020 – Soil- and groundwater (discontinued), covers the water balance of the land surface and introduces the most important components of the hydrological cycle. HYD2010 gives an introduction to the surface components of the hydrological cycle, and discusses meteorological data, snow and snowmelt, runoff, erosion and sediment transport in rivers, hydrological characteristics of the basin and hydrological models. Extreme value estimation, with emphasis on floods and droughts will be briefly introduced.
Learning outcome
To provide a basic understanding of the surface components of the hydrological cycle and to understand the link between meteorological and hydrological processes. In addition to give the student experience in the use of hydrological observations and enable her/him to perform basic hydrological calculations using Excel.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
In addition to fulfilling the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway, you must either have 2MX/2MY/3MZ and 3MX/3FY/3KJ/3BI/(2KJ+3BT)/(2BI+3BT) from Norwegian upper secondary school, or have completed equivalent studies in mathematics as well as physics, or chemistry, or biology at upper secondary school or university level at another educational institution. Read more about fulfilling special requirements.
Recommended previous knowledge
NAM1000 – Environmental science: The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming (discontinued)
Overlapping courses
100% overlap with GF-GG141 when taken with HYD2020 – Soil- and groundwater hydrology (discontinued)
Teaching
Lectures (2 hours a week), exercises/seminar (2 hours a week) and field excursion (one day). Active participation of the student is expected, including oral presentation of a special topic (seminar) and one written assignment that is based on data collected in the field.
Examination
Written assignment (counts 20%) and seminar presentation (counts 20%) arranged during the semester, and one written examination (3 hours) at the end of the semester (counts 60%). All parts have to be passed separately. Letter grades (A-F).
You will find information about repeat examinations at www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html . General information about examinations at the faculty can be found at www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/index.html .