Forest Resources 515: Physical Hydrology Course Syllabus Fall 2009

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1 Forest Resources 515: Physical Hydrology Course Syllabus Fall 2009 Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide graduate students in natural resources and related disciplines with a fundamental understanding of the physics governing hydrologic processes. 2. Advance quantitative analysis, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Instructor: Dr. Timothy Link Office: CNR 203E : (208) : tlink@uidaho.edu Office Hours: MWF: 3:00 to 4:00 Meeting Times: Class location: CNR203 Mondays, Wednesday, and Friday: 12:30 1:20 Text: S. Lawrence Dingman (2002) Physical Hydrology, 2 nd Edition A number of classic and recent journal articles will be used to supplement the text. Course Web Site: (old website: Check it for announcements, presentations, handouts, assignments and data Article Discussions: Journal articles will be assigned periodically for group discussion. Assignments: Assignments will consist of numerical and data analysis exercises. Students are encouraged to work together, but all work handed in must be your own. Please show all work on a separate sheet of paper, organize your answers and prepare your work neatly. Late assignments will not be accepted and cannot be resubmitted for portfolio grading. Be sure to double check your answer and determine if your answer is reasonable. Exams: Two exams will be given, consisting of quantitative problems and short essay questions based on the course exercises and readings. e final exam will be cumulative, but will be weighted toward the second half of the course. Project: e project will consist of a modeling exercise to investigate a well-posed hydrological question. Models may be written by the student, or an existing model may be selected for the investigation. Project deliverables will consist of: 1. A brief project proposal; 2. A short (10-15 pages) written report in standard scientific format; and 3. A 20-minute oral presentation.

2 Portfolio-Based Grading Policy: All students are strongly encouraged to maintain a well-organized portfolio of class-related materials created by the student during the semester: e materials should include: 1.) Correct solutions to assigned exercises and problems 2.) Correct midterm examination answers. 3.) Course notes and handouts 4.) Journal articles 5.) Notes from journal article discussions 6.) Any other relevant materials that you wish to include Incorrect homework and exam answers may be neatly reworked on a separate sheet of paper and resubmitted with the portfolio for re-evaluation and partial credit. e portfolio may be submitted for review and advice a er the midterm, and will be returned during the following class period. e portfolio may be resubmitted at the end of the semester on final exam date. e final grade will be based the portfolio (60%), consisting of homework and exam answers, the final exam (20%), and project (20%). Grading: Percent of total Numerical grade Homework 35% 90+ A Midterm I 20% B Midterm II 20% C Project 15% D Portfolio 5% Below 60 F Participation 5% Disability Support Services Reasonable Accommodations Statement: Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have documented temporary or permanent disabilities. Please notify your instructor(s) during the first week of class regarding accommodation(s) needed for the course. All accommodations must be approved through Disability Support Services located in the Idaho Commons Building, Room 306. Contact information: Phone: dss@uidaho.edu Website: or Plagiarism: Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a grade of F for the course. If you are unsure of what constitutes plagiarism please ask the instructor or consult the Department of Forest Resources plagiarism policy at:

3 Tentative Schedule Week Topic Reading Notes Aug Introduction: Course objectives Dingman, Ch. 1 and overview History of hydrology Hydrologic cycle review Fundamental hydrologic Dingman, Ch Dingman, Appendix A Dingman, Ch (Dooge, 1986) concepts Continuity equation, water balance Aug. 31 Sep. 4 Hydrologic models e global hydrologic cycle Regional climate variations, ENSO and PDO Sep Radiation climatology Measurement of radiation Atmospheric composition and structure Atmospheric humidity Sep Meteorology of precipitation Precipitation measurement Atmospheric stability Sep Material properties of soils Soil water flow Pressure-water content relationships Dingman, Ch. 2.9 Dingman, Ch. 3.1 (skip 3.1.4) (Vörösmarty and Sahagian, 2000) Dingman, Appendix D Dingman, Ch. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Dingman, App. D.1, D.2 Dingman, App. D.5 (Daly et al., 1994) Dingman, Ch No class, Mon. 9/7 - optional Field Trip 9/10 Project proposals due Mon. 9/21 Sep. 28 Oct. 2 Hydraulic conductivity water Dingman, Ch. 6.4 content relationships Dingman, Ch Water conditions in natural soils (Cuenca et al., 1997) Dingman, Ch. 7.1 Dingman, App. D.6 Oct. 5 9 e evaporation process Mass balance Oct Surface energy-balance Turbulent fluxes mass, energy and momentum transfer Atmospheric conductance Dingman, App. D.6 (Wilson et al., 2002) Chapman Conference TL out Midterm Exam due: Fri. 10/9

4 Oct Oct Nov 2 6 Nov 9 13 Free-water and bare soil evaporation Evaporation estimation obowen ratio opan evaporation oeddy covariance Evaporation estimation Penman Method Transpiration Stomatal and canopy conductance Penman-Monteith Equation Canopy interception Potential and actual ET Snowpack properties Snow metamorphism Snowpack measurement Snowmelt processes Snowcover energy balance Dingman, Ch Dingman, Ch. 7.3, 7.5 (Ogink-Hendriks, 1995) Dingman, Ch. 7.6 (Valente et al., 1997) (Link et al., 2004) Dingman, Ch Nov Dingman, Ch. 5.4, 5.5 (Marks et al., 1998) Nov Fall break University closed 11/26 and 27 Nov 30 Dec 4 Topographic, forest canopy, and snowcover interactions Dingman, Ch & (Mote et al., 2005) Dec 7 11 Student presentations Final Project due Fri. 12/11 Dec Finals week FINAL PORTFOLIOS and Exam Due by 5:00 PM, Fri. 12/18

5 References Cuenca, R.H., Stangel, D.E. and Kelly, S.F., Soil water balance in a boreal forest. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(D24): 29,355-29,365. Daly, C., Neilson, R.P. and Phillips, D.L., A statistical-topographic model for mapping climatological precipitation over mountainous terrain. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 33(2): Dooge, J.C., Looking for hydrologic laws. Water Resources Research, 22(9): 46S-58S. Link, T.E., Unsworth, M.H. and Marks, D., e dynamics of rainfall interception by a seasonal temperate rainforest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 124: Marks, D., Kimball, J., Tingey, D. and Link, T.E., e sensitivity of snowmelt processes to climate conditions and forest cover during rain-on-snow: A case study of the 1996 Pacific Northwest flood. Hydrological Processes, 12: Mote, P.W., Hamlet, A.F., Clark, M.P. and Lettenmaier, D.P., Declining mountain snowpack in western North America. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Ogink-Hendriks, M.J., Modelling surface conductance and transpiration of an oak forest in e Netherlands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 74(1-2): Valente, F., David, J.S. and Gash, J.H.C., Modelling interception loss for two sparse eucalypt and pine forests in central Portugal using reformulated Rutter and Gash analytical models. Journal of Hydrology, 190: Vörösmarty, C.J. and Sahagian, D., Anthropogenic disturbance of the terrestrial water cycle. Bioscience, 50(9): Wilson, K.B. et al., Energy partitioning between latent and sensible heat flux during the warm season at FLUXNET sites. Water Resources Research, 38(12): 30.