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 121-350 Techniques in Environmental Hydrology

Note

Students cannot receive credit for both this subject and the Faculty of Science subject 121-360 Environmental Hydrology A or 121-305 Environmental Hydrology B.

Credit Points

16.7 3rd year

Coordinator

Dr Brian Finlayson

Prerequisites

121-220/320 Water Resources or 121-212/312 Geomorphology or equivalent as approved by the subject coordinator. This subject can only be done in conjunction with, or after completion of, 121-349 Principles of Environmental Hydrology.

Semester

1

Contact

Three hours of practical work a week and up to seven days of field work. Fieldwork for this subject will be held at weekends

Subject Description

This subject provides the practical and field-based component of 121-349 Principles of Environmental Hydrology. The practicals and field work impart skills in acquiring, analysing and presenting hydrological data relating to catchment characteristics, and identification and proper field sampling of stream biota.

Assessment

Practical and field trip reports of up to 6000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • Gordon N. D, McMahon T. A and Finlayson B. L, Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists. Wiley Chichester 1992.
  • Allan, J D, Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters. Chapman and Hall 1995.
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