EOSC 325 · Principles of Physical Hydrogeology | Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Theories of storage and movement of water within groundwater systems; Groundwater-surface water interaction; Role of groundwater systems in watershed management and regulating the environmental impacts of global change; Groundwater sustainability; Impacts of climate and land use changes on groundwater resources.

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Non-specialist course

Roughly a week for each section:

What is groundwater and why is it important?
How to solve groundwater problem?
Why does water flow in the subsurface?
How fast does water flow in the subsurface?
How to upscale subsurface heterogeneity
where is groundwater stored & how is released? (Conceptual description)
How to simulate groundwater storage & release processes?: Governing equations
How to simulate groundwater storage & release processes?: Boundary conditions and specific 1-D solutions
How to simulate groundwater storage & release processes?: Tools for high-dimensional simulation
Groundwater velocity, Travel Time, and aquifer travel time distribution