Hydrological and Ecological Fieldwork in River Systems

This course is part of the larger module ENVM1602 and is equivalent to the former course CIE5471.

This sub theme focuses on quantifying and measuring the regional water system in its dynamic surrounding environment. Hands-on measuring techniques will be applied in a field setting, where after students critically analyse and reflect on the collected data. Next to the focus on quantifying the fluxes, special attention will be paid on water quality, ecology and geomorphology.

Specific topics include:

• Geomorphological processes

• Measuring e.g., precipitation, evaporation, interception, soil composition, infiltration, hydraulic conductivity, piezometry

• Applying river discharge measurements by different methods

• Observation of water quality, ecosystem characteristics and geomorphology

• Understand the influence of discharge characteristics on water quality, ecosystem characteristics and geomorphology

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