Instructor
JORGE A. RAMÍREZ, PH.D.
Professor
Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
A222 Engineering Bldg. (970) 491-7621
Office Hours: MWF 10:00 - 11:00 AM - A222 Engineering Bldg.
E-mail: Jorge.Ramirez@ColoState.edu

I-WATER: Integrated Water Atmosphere Ecosystems Education and Research Program - An NSF-funded IGERT Program at CSU
AGU Hydrology Days

This course emphasizes process understanding from a physical point of view. Interdisciplinary aspects of hydrologic science are presented in a unified framework. Earth's energy budget: radiation physics, shortwave and longwave radiation. Earth/Atmosphere system: atmospheric composition and structure; atmospheric moist thermodynamics. Precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, infiltration and exfiltration, snow hydrology, and surface and groundwater runoff. Linear system theory and hydrologic response. Geomorphology. Global and large scale hydrology.

Syllabus

Homework No. 1
Homework No.1 - Solution

Homework No. 2
Homework No. 2 - Solution

Homework No. 3
Homework No. 3 - Solution (MAPLE Worksheet)

Homework No.4
Homework No.4 - Solution (MAPLE Worksheet)

Homework No.5
Homework No.5 - Solution

Homework No. 6
Homework No. 6 - Solution (MAPLE Worksheet)

Geomorphologic Instantaneous Unit Hydrographs (MAPLE Worksheet)
Horton Laws
Snowmelt Runoff Example (MAPLE Worksheet)

Introduction

The Earth-Atmosphere System

Introductory Graphs

Ideal Gas Laws

Thermodynamic Diagrams: Tephigram, Stuve T(1), Stuve T

Raindrop size distributions

Simple Precipitation Model

Handouts: Unsaturated Flow

Handouts: Evaporation and Transpiration

Handouts: Snowmelt

Evapotranspiration (or download PDF file)

Pan evaporation paradox

Regional Evapotranspiration

Regional Evapotranspiration and Bouchet's Hypothesis

Regional Evapotranspiration - An Enhanced Advection Aridity Model

Analysis of Energy Expenditure and Drainage Network Characteristics (Adobe Acrobat PDF file ~270 Kb)

Optimal Energy Dissipation Theories and Network Evolution (Adobe Acrobat PDF file ~270 Kb)

Basic Hydrology Review - Power Point Presentations

Synthetic Unit Hydrographs - Power Point Presentation
Unit Hydrographs and Linear System Theory - Power Point Presentation
Unit Hydrographs - Power Point Presentation
Evapotranspiration - Power Point Presentation
Precipitation Data Analysis - Power Point Presentation
Infiltration - Power Point Presentation

Course Evaluation

Homework assignments (5-6 assignments) 25%

Two mid-term exams and Final Exam 25% each