The objectives are to 1 develop indepth understanding of runoff processes, 2 gain familiarity with some of the seminal papers in hillslope hydrology, 3 develop skills in peer. Topographic and hydrologic factors that affect runoff generation have been extensively documented in the literature, e. Download engineering hydrology by k subramanya this book serves as a basic text for under graduate and post graduate civil engineering students during the course of irrigation and water resources engineering. Hillslope hydrology provides a comprehensive introduction to the behavior of water on a slope. Students learn about precipitation and runoff patterns, soil moisture, groundwater and the. All course readings will be from journal articles provided electronically through canvas. Influences biogeochemical transformations related to saturated conditions in soils.
Cuahsincar collaboration cuahsi consortium of universities for the advancement of hydrologic science, inc. Drainage systems for golf courses ohio state university. Of course, i also thank peter troch wholeheartedly for giving me the opportunity to conduct this research in his department and his helpful. Hillslope hydrology a discussion of hillslope hydrology may not at first seem applicable to all golf courses since not all golf courses contain what is widely thought of as hillslopes. This study quantified the hydrologic regime of a fort worth prairie hillslope hollow by analyzing the spatio. Hillslope and watershed hydrology oregon state university.
Advances in understanding of hydrological processes have been abundant in the last. Article pdf available in hydrology and earth system sciences 217. Recent research in hillslope hydrology involving tracers, especially in humid catchments has found that the dominant contributor to stormflow in the stream is preevent water averaging 75% world wide, buttle, 1994. This is a reading and discussionbased course on runoff processes at hillslope to catchment scale. Hillslope nutrient dynamics ollowing upland riparian. Lecture overview background on hillslope hydrology boussinesq equation for unconfined flow over a sloping bed water balance method for hillslope segments the importance of. Most of the topics under the syllabus of irrigation and water resources engineering of undergraduate and postgraduate students will be covered in this book, written in. Initial conditions for hillslope hydrology modelling.
Hillslope topographic and hydrologic effects on overland. Hillslope hydrology is concerned with the partition of precipitation as it passes. British columbia is a diverse province with mountain ranges and incised plateaus. While some evidence of forest strip impacts on hillslope hydrology exists, there has been limited mechanistic investigation of forest strip impacts on hillslope runoff processes. This course addresses basic questions of how watersheds function at the plothillslopecatchment scale, such as.
Hydrology hydraulics and hydrologic systems coursera. A practical manual for planning and designing urban bmps. The role of bedrock groundwater in rainfallrunoff response at hillslope and catchment scales c. Hillslope hydrology is an essential and active growth. The sequence of calculations relevant to surface hydrology are infiltration, rainfall excess, depression storage, and.
Basic hydrology covers the characteristics of the water cycle. Synthesis of past research and future directions, ecological studies 216, doi 10. The class includes laboratory and computer demonstrations. Geomorphology and hydrology as physical systems energy and mass transfer and budgets, endogenic and exogenic processes, the relief of continental surfaces and their denudation, global water cycle. Yet, all golf courses are shaped and contoured to contain mounding, dips. Jarvisc,d a department of forest engineering, resources and management, oregon state university, corvallis, or 97331, usa bglobal institute for water security, national hydrology research centre, university of saskatchewan, 11 innovation. Course introduction, water balance equation pdf aquifers, porosity, and darcys law pdf hydraulic head and fluid potential pdf.
During the course of the experiment, windthrow and the uprooting of nine. Hillslope hydrology and stability oregon state university. Controls soil saturation as the perched water table approaches the surface. Journal f hydrology, 1992 379397 379 elsevier science publishers b. A conceptual model which incorporates interactions among hillslope position, hydrologic condition and erosion process is illustrated in fig. Hydrological connectivity of hillslopes and streams hj andrews. Hillslope hydrology edited from 2002 lecture notes by j. Based on the hydrological knowledge acquired in the course of hydrology at the bachelor of engineering for the environment and the territory, the hydrological processes, analyzed as punctual phenomena are extended to the water catchment areas. There are only a few topics discussed in the reference handbook, as shown here. Swgw interaction needs to be understood from the watershed perspective. University of saskatchewan mcdonnell hillslope hydrology lab. Lecture overview background on hillslope hydrology boussinesq equation for unconfined flow over a sloping bed water balance method for hillslope segments the importance of divergence and convergence of hillslopes. Forest hydrology course mcdonnell hillslope hydrology.
Grading, readings, project and other class business. Hillslope hydrology streams are the conduits of the surface and subsurface runoff generated in watersheds. Hillslope studies provide an alternative for obtaining a better understanding, but even on such well. Recent studies have shown that the hillslope connection depends on. Describing the fates of precipitation, the mechanics of runoff, and the calculations involved in assessment, this book clarifies the complex interplay of soils, sediment, subsurface flow, overland flow, saturation. The intent of the course is to highlight the linkages, connections, and. Model projected patterns of precipitation changes changes in precipitation for 20902099, relative to 19801999. In areas where the subsurface flow regime predominates, hillslope erosion will reflect the movement of saturated soil massescreep, landslides, and other modes of mass. Geog 2330b geomorphology and hydrology course outline. Process studies in hillslope hydrology pdf despite rapid hillslope transport processes during events, soil. The department of forest engineering fe 537 hillslope hydrology.
Hydrology is concerned with 1 precipitation as rain or snowfall, 2 runoff, the. The materials covered here have been grown out of a course. Techniques for measuring subsurface flow on hillslopes. Richards equation and hillslope hydrology part 1 youtube.
Pdf engineering hydrology by k subramanya book free. Physical properties of earth materials and application to hillslope erosion. Ning lu is professor of civil and environmental engineering at colorado school of mines and his primary research in the past decade has concentrated on hillslope hydrology and slope stability. Mcdonnell hillslope hydrology lab university of saskatchewan. Preevent water is water that was present in the hillslope before the storm as identified by a distinct isotopic or. The next topic in hydraulics and hydrologic systems concerns of hydrology principles. Hillslope hydrology and stability ning lu, jonathan w. Hillslope processes occur on a complex template, composed of a wide array of topographies, climates, geologies, and ecosystems chapter 2, physiography of british columbia. All part of the land surface are linked in the flow of water, solutes and sediment through the drainage basin system. Describing the fates of precipitation, the mechanics of runoff, and the calculations involved in assessment, this book clarifies the complex interplay of soils, sediment, subsurface flow, overland flow, saturation, erosion, and more. This is the first part of my lecture at praia a mare summer school in 20. This balance is governed by two coupled physical processes. Selby 1985 water causes geomorphologicalchange by weathering, eroding and transporting earth materials as it flows over land surfaces and also by contributing. During the first half of class, we will read and discuss papers that cover the major concepts and themes in hillslope hydrology and runoff processes.
The mountainous topography is responsible for creating a variety of climates. Hydrologic science and engineering hillslope surface hydrology j. Transmits subsurface flow laterally through the hillslope. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, m geertsema and others published hillslope processes find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Jeff mcdonnell richardson chair in watershed science 015 peavy hall 7378720. A hillslope hydrology analysis of the landscape evolution. During the first half of class, we will read and discuss papers that cover the major concepts and themes in. Hillslope hydrology and stability ning lu colorado school of mines jonathan godt united states geological survey, colorado about the book landslides are caused by a failure of the mechanical balance within hillslopes. Some of the figures in these lecture notes are adapted from or inspired by illustrations in dingman, s.
The underlying assumption that we seek to demonstrate is the close linkage between. Geomorphological control on variably saturated hillslope hydrology and slope instability. The stabilizing strength of hillslope materials depends on effective stress, which is diminished by rainfall. A hillslope hydrology analysis of the landscape evolution observatory within biosphere 2 achelors thesis definitive version. In this segment, well look at rainfall runoff relations by the curve number method, the rational formula for predicting runoff, and the concept of hydrographs. Calverb department of mathematics, university gf reading, po box 220, reading rg6 2ax, uk blnstitute o hydrology, wallingbrd, oxio 8bb, uk received 26 february 1991. This course covers fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. The model institute of hydrology distributed model v.
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