2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GES 115 - Introduction to Hydrology

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Overview of what governs the hydrological cycle’s major components of precipitation, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, surface water, and groundwater. Core principles of physical hydrology will be introduced including rainfall-runoff processes, surface and subsurface storage and flows, and land-atmosphere exchange. Students will also learn about human influences on the water cycle, and consider management of water resources at field to watershed scales.

Cross Listed: GEOG 115 

Instructor: Mr. Williams

When Offered: Offered every year

Faculty: Christopher A. Williams, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Geography