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TVM4106

Hydrological Modelling

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination

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About the course

Course content

Lumped and distributed precipitation - runoff models. Updating and inflow prognosis. GIS systems in hydrological applications. Floods and flood warning. Snow hydrology. Models of river systems. Simulation of hydropower systems.

Learning outcome

Provide a thorough understanding of the structure of important hydrological models. Practical applications of hydrological simulation systems.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and seminars. Exercises and applications of computer models. Field exercises. Lectures in English. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Field exercises
  • Computer exercises

Course materials

Killingtveit og Sælthun, Hydrology, 1997.
Beven, K. Rainfall runoff modelling, John Wiley, 2001.
Selected papers and book sections.

Subject areas

  • Hydraulics
  • Technological subjects
  • Water and Wastewater Engineering
  • Hydraulic Engineering

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