Physiography II AK2005

Course content: The hydrological cycle, water balance of the Earth. Water resources. Catchment. Rivers, surface water networks. River gauging, depth of river, river flow. Runoff, river regimes, drought and flood. Flood routing. Water balance. Water management. The origin of groundwater. Water in the vadose zone. Water in the phreatic zone. Aquifer. Unconfined groundwaters. The relationship between unconfined groundwater and river water. Confined groundwaters. Groundwater movement. Springs. Surface water and groundwater of Poland. Chemical composition of natural waters. Hydrological and hydrogeological maps.

Learning outcomes: Student has the passable skills showed in aims and objectives of the subject.

Course coordinators

Piotr Kondratiuk

Bibliography

a) basic references:
Bajkiewicz-Grabowska E., Mikulski Z., 1996. Hydrologia ogólna. Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Warszawa.
Byczkowski A., 1999. Hydrologia, t. I i II. Wyd. SGGW, Warszawa.
Macioszczyk A. (red.)., 2006. Podstawy hydrogeologii stosowanej. Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Warszawa.
Pazdro Z., Kozerski B.,1990. Hydrogeologia ogólna. Wyd. Geologiczne, Warszawa.
Shaw E. M., 2005 (e-book). Hydrology in Practice. Taylor & Francis.

b) supplementary references:
Mikulski Z., 1998. Gospodarka wodna. Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Warszawa.