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Course title -
Course code KKM/HYD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kvítek Tomáš, prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Bystřický Václav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures 1) Hydrological cycle 2) Precipitation 3) Evaporation and evapotranspiration 4) Runoff 5) Infiltration, hydropedology 6) Hydrological extremes 7) Groundwater 8) Statistics in hydrology I. 9) Runoff curve number (SCS-CN method) I. 10) Runoff curve number (SCS-CN method) II. 11) Statistics in hydrology II. 12) Hydrography 13) Hydrological modeling 14) Principles of flood and erosion technical prevention Practices 1) Defining catchment basin orographic drainage divide 2) Flow evaluation daily, monthly and annual flow - objectives of individual seminar work no.1 3) Elaboration of individual seminar work no.1 4) Infiltration measurement - objectives of individual seminar work no.2 5) Elaboration of individual seminar work no.2 6) Statistical analysis of hydrologic data 7) Analysis of the recession limb of the hydrograph - Determination of the inflection points 8) Stage-discharge relation creating stage-discharge curve 9) Orographic precipitation modeling 10) Drainage density GIS analysis 11) Creating hypsographic curve (distribution of elevations) 12) SCS-CN method I. hydrological modelling 13) SCS-CN method II. hydrological modelling 14) Hydrological analogy between river flows

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Individual tutoring, Practical training
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is to make the students acquainted with notions and relations in the field of hydrology.
After completion of this course, the student will gain a comprehensive overview of hydrology.
Prerequisites
Standard knowledge of mathemathics

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Systematic student observation, Seminar work

Credit requirements: Participation in the exercises, processing of seminar work Examination Requirements: Written test (minimum 60%), oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Bucur, D. River basin management. Rijeka, Croatia, 2016. ISBN 978-953-51-2604-1.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Multifunctional Agriculture (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer