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The University of Arizona 1993-95 General Catalog Catalog Home All UA Catalogs UA Home
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Hydrology and Water Resources (HWR) Geology Building, Room 122 (520) 621-5082 Professors Soroosh Sorooshian, Head (Systems and Industrial Engineering), Nathan Buras, Dinshaw Contractor (Civil Engineering), Donald R. Davis, Stanley N. Davis (Emeritus), Robert E. Dickinson (Atmospheric Physics, Tree Ring Lab), Lucien Duckstein (Systems and Industrial Engineering), Daniel D. Evans (Emeritus), Martin M. Fogel (Emeritus), Martha Gilliland, Richard H. Hawkins (Watershed Management), Simon Ince (Civil Engineering), Helen Ingram (Political Science), Charles W. Kreitler, Austin Long (Geosciences), William B. Lord (Agricultural and Resource Economics), Thomas Maddock III, Shlomo P. Neuman, William J. Shuttleworth, Eugene S. Simpson (Emeritus), Ernest T. Smerdon (Civil Engineering) Associate Professors Roger C. Bales, Randy L. Bassett, Michael D. Bradley, Bonnie Colby (Agricultural and Resource Economics), Katherine Hirschboeck (Tree Ring Lab), T.-C. Jim Yeh Assistant Professors Marc Brusseau (Soil and Water Science), Martha H. Conklin, Kevin Lansey (Civil Engineering) Hydrology and water resources include the origin, distribution, and properties of the waters of the Earth, as well as the development and management of water resource systems for multiple purposes. The faculty offers competence in hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, environmental hydrology, ground-water and surface-water hydrology, hydrometeorology, hydroclimatology, water quality, mathematical and statistical methods in hydrology (including numerical modeling), and water resource planning, management and administration. The department offers the Bachelor of Science in Hydrology and the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with majors in both hydrology and in water resources administration. See College of Engineering and Mines section of this catalog for the undergraduate requirements. For information regarding graduate degrees, please see the Graduate Catalog. The department participates in the honors program. 101a-101b. Water and the Environment (4-4) I II Relation of physical and biological sciences to the understanding of the water cycle; man's impact on water resources, with emphasis on factors affecting the availability and quality of water in arid and humid regions. 3R, 3L. Field trips. 101a is not prerequisite to 101b. For nonmajors only. Clark 107a. Introduction to Global Change (4) I (Identical with GEOS 107a) 107b. Introduction to Global Change (4) II Examination of the ways humanity alters the global environment; effects of pollution on atmosphere, oceans, fresh waters, and climate (carbon cycle, acid deposition, ozone shield, greenhouse effect). 3R, 3L. 107a is not prerequisite to 107b. For non-majors only. (Identical with GEOS 107b). Bales/Leavitt 195. Colloquium a. Water, The Environment and Society (1) I II Freshmen only. 250. Principles of Hydrology (3) II Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and review of main processes, such as precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, runoff, infiltration, and ground water. Some concepts and tools for water resources management are discussed. 2R, 3L. Sorooshian 396. Proseminar a. Hydrology (1) [Rpt./1] II D. Davis 407. Subsurface Hydrology (3) I Introduction to groundwater flow through saturated and unsaturated soils and rocks; single and multiple borehole hydraulic tests; stream-aquifier interaction; tracer test flow and transport analysis. Field methods. Fee. P, PHYS 116, MATH 125b, CE 321 or A ME 331a. 408. Vadose Zone Monitoring (2) II 1994-95 Laboratory and field methods for characterizing water flow and contaminant transport through unsaturated geologic media. 6L. P, 407 or S W 407. May be convened with 508. 414. Field Hydrology (Surface Water) (1) S Field methods of collection, compilation, and interpretation of data in surface water. Stream gaging, hydrography and limnology exercises; evaporation studies; slope-area method of indirect discharge measurement; flood plain mapping; preparation of hydrologic reports. Daily field work. Fee. P, 250 or 423 or 440. May be convened with 514. Ince 415. Introduction to Water Resources Policy (3) II Water resources policy including the identification of regional problems of water use, the elements of water planning, water rights, and a consideration of institutional structures and processes. P, MATH 125a. (Identical with GEOG 415) May be convened with 515. Writing-Emphasis Course. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing- Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this catalog). Bradley 423. Hydrology (3) I (Identical with C E 423) May be convened with 523. 427. Computer Applications in Hydraulics (3) II (Identical with C E 427) May be convened with 527. 431. Hydrogeology (3) I II Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling the occurrence and dynamics of groundwater on regional and local scales. 2R, 3L. Field methods, field trips. Fee. P, GEOS 101, 103. (Identical with GEOS 431) Writing-Emphasis Course. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this catalog). May be convened with 531. Kreitler 440. Advanced Surface Water Hydrology (3-4) II Theory and selected design problems from fluvial dynamics, flood hydrology, flood routing, and water supply hydrology. 3R, 1D. Discussion section is mandatory for undergraduates. Field trip. P, 250 or 423, C E 321. May be convened with 540. Ince 443. Quantitative Planning Methods in Water Resources Administration (3) I Applications of quantitative methods to water resource management; benefit-cost analysis; optimization; structure and basis of planning process; risk analysis. P, microeconomics, MATH 125a. May be convened with 543. D. Davis 445. Statistical Hydrology (3) II Application of statistics and probability to uncertainty in the description, measurement, and analysis of hydrologic variables and processes, including extreme events, error models, simulation, sampling, and optimization. P, statistics or probability theory. May be convened with 545. D. Davis 450R. Environmental Hydrology (3) II Chemistry of surface and subsurface water, the predominant chemical processes affecting composition in relation to man's use; classification, identification, and mobility of contaminants; introduction to chemical and transport modeling. P, 250, CHEM 103a-103b, MATH 125b, knowledge of computer language; CR, 450L. May be convened with 550R. Bassett 450L. Environmental Hydrology Laboratory (1) II Laboratory procedures related to chemistry of surface and subsurface water. P or CR, 450R or equivalent. Fee. May be convened with 550L. Bassett 457. Low Temperature Geochemistry (3) II (Identical with GEOS 457) May be convened with 557. 460. Watershed Hydrology (4) I (Identical with WS M 460) May be convened with 560. 461. Population and Resources (4) I (Identical with GEOG 461) 476. Natural Resource Economics (3) II (Identical with AREC 476) 478. Global Change (3) II (Identical with GEOS 478) May be convened with 578. 481. Environmental Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 481) May be convened with 581. 482. Applied Groundwater Modeling (3) I Introduction to ground- water flow and transport modeling, with emphasis on model construction and simulation. 2R, 3L. May be convened with 582. Maddock 483. Physical Oceanology and Limnology for Hydrologists (2) II Origin, distribution, and characteristics of oceanic water; advective and convective processes; estuarine and shoreline processes; effect on coastal aquifers; classification and hydrologic regimen of lakes. P, MATH 125b. May be convened with 583. Bales 490. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) II 1993-94 (Identical with REM 490) May be convened with 590. 500. Ecosystemology for Urban Planning (3) I Introduction to conceptual tools used in complex ecosystems, particularly cities and urban areas; integration of human residents with larger natural systems (human ecology); environmental impact assessment (EIA) and statement (EIS). Water resource planning and impact on regional ecosystems; technical, legal, ethical dimensions of water transfer. (Identical with PLNG 500) Bradley 503. Subsurface Fluid Dynamics (3) I Dynamics of immiscible fluids in porous and fractured media; anisotrophy and scale; advective solute transport; consolidation and land subsidence; multiaquifer systems; free surface flow and salt water/fresh water interfaces. P, MATH 223 or (preferably) 322 or 422a or 422b, C E 321 or A ME 331a. (Identical with CE 503) Neuman 504. Numerical Methods in Subsurface Hydrology (4) II Finite difference, finite element and boundary integral methods for subsurface fluid flow and mass transport; applications to aquifers, unsaturated soils, seepage through earth structures. P, MATH 422a or consult department before enrolling. (Identical with C E 504) Neuman 505. Vadose Zone Hydrology (3) II Fundamentals of multiphase flow and transport in the vadose zone. Methods for characterization of hydraulic properties and mathematical solutions for particular cases. P, 407 or 503 or 518 or S W 470. 506. Water Quality Dynamics (3) II Chemical and physical methods are used to study the quality of ground and surface waters with emphasis on organic contaminants, colloids, and surface processes including sorption phenomena. Equilibrium and dynamic models of water chemistry. P, 517R/L. 508. Vadose Zone Monitoring (2) II 1994-95 For a description of course topics, see 408. Graduate-level requirements include in- depth laboratory reports. P, 407 or 503 or 505 or 518 or S W 470. May be convened with 408. 513. Environmental Risk Analysis (3) I 1994-95 Quantitative methods in risk analysis in theory and practice. Risk estimation, evaluation, perception, and management using Bayesian, fuzzy, utility, and multicriteria approaches. Environmental applications for water-related hazards. P, 445/545 or SIE 330 or STAT 361. (Identical with SIE 513) D. Davis/Duckstein 514. Field Hydrology (Surface Water) (1) S For a description of course topics, see 414. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth report on one aspect of the field work or participation and assistance in the preparation and conduction of a field project. Daily field work. Fee. P, 519. May be convened with 414. Ince 515. Introduction to Water Resources Policy (3) II For a description of course topics, see 415. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth term paper. P, MATH 125a. (Identical with GEOG 515) May be convened with 415. Bradley 516. Hydrologic Transport Processes (3) I Development and application of equations describing mass and energy transport in subsurface environment. P, 503 or 535, SIE 270. Yeh 517R. Fundamentals of Water Quality (3) I Introduction to chemical processes affecting the behavior of major and minor chemical species in the aquatic environment. Physical, equilibrium, organic, and analytical principles as applied to natural waters. 517R may be taken in conjunction with or independent of 517L; however, 517R is prerequisite to 517L. P, CHEM 103b, PHYS 116, and MATH 125b; CR or P, MATH 254. Bales/Bassett/Conklin 517L. Fundamentals of Water Quality Laboratory (1) I Field and laboratory methods in water quality sampling and analysis. Includes both wet chemical and instrumental methods of analysis. Fee. P, CR, 517R. Bales/Bassett/Conklin 518. Survey of Subsurface Hydrology (3) I Survey of physical, mathematical, geologic, and engineering concepts fundamental to subsurface hydrologic processes. P, CR, A ME. 331a or C E 321; MATH 254; P, GEOS 101. Kreitler/Maddock/Yen 519. Survey of Surface Water Hydrology (3) II Survey of main topics in surface water hydrology: hydrometeorology, evaporation, rainfall-runoff, statistical and probabilistic methods, unit hydrograph method, and flood routing. P, CR, C E 321, STAT 361. Ince/Shuttleworth/Davis 520. Water Resources Management, Planning, and Rights: A Policy Approach (3) II An introduction to basic concepts and issues of water resources management and administration, emphasizing water law and rights, water resources planning, institutional and organizational arrangements, and policy processes such as adjudication and rule-making. Bradley/Lord 521. Introduction to Water Resources Systems Analysis (3) I Quantitative analytical methods in water resources planning and management; introduction to systems analysis, benefit/cost, multi-objective planning and risk assessment. P, MATH 125a. Buras/D. Davis/Maddock 522. Well Logging Interpretation (3) II (Identical with G EN 522) 523. Hydrology (3) I (Identical with C E 523) May be convened with 423. 524. Hydroclimatology (3) I Precipitation formation processes, the surface and atmospheric branch of the hydrologic cycle, land surface-atmosphere interaction, surface energy balance, evapotranspiration, heat and moisture fluxes into the soil. P, consult department before enrolling. Shuttleworth 525. Water Quality Modeling (3) I (Identical with C E 525) 526. Water Quality Management (3) II Optimization and systems analysis techniques used in modeling; current models used in formulation and implementation of water quality policy. P, 525. (Identical with C E 526) Buras 527. Computer Applications in Hydraulics (3) I (Identical with C E 527) May be convened with 427. 531. Hydrogeology (3) I II For a description of course topics, see 431. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on a topic related to hydrogeology but not covered in lectures. Fee. P, GEOS 101. (Identical with GEOS 531) May be convened with 431. Kreitler 535. Advanced Subsurface Hydrology (3) II Advanced acquifier and well hydraulics; heterogeneity, unsaturated flow; natural and artificial recharge; ground-water and surface-water interaction; mass and heat transport. P, MATH 223 or 322 or 422a or 422b. (Identical with GEOS 535) Yeh 536. Ground-Water Resource Evaluation (3) II Hydrologic and geologic techniques for evaluating aquifer systems with case studies of ground-water management on local and aquifer scales, their environmental and societal impacts; case studies of ground- water contamination. Fee. Field methods, field trips. (Identical with GEOS 536) Kreitler 540. Advanced Surface Water Hydrology (3-4) II For a description of course topics, see 440. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper or project. 3R, 1D. Discussion section is optional for graduate students. Field trip. P, 519 or 523. May be convened with 440. Ince 543. Quantitative Planning Methods in Water Resources Administration (3) I For a description of course topics, see 443. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on an applied aspect of the course. P, microeconomics, MATH 125a. May be convened with 443. D. Davis 545. Statistical Hydrology (3) II For a description of course topics, see 445. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth simulation project. P, knowledge of computer language, STAT 160 or 361. May be convened with 445. D. Davis 550R. Environmental Hydrology (3) II For a description of course topics, see 450R. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper. P, CHEM 103a-103b, MATH 125b, knowledge of computer language. May be convened with 450R. Bassett 550L. Environmental Hydrology Laboratory (1) II For a description of course topics, see 450L. Fee. P, CR, 550R or equivalent. May be convened with 450L. Bassett 557. Low Temperature Geochemistry (3) II (Identical with GEOS 557) May be convened with 457. 560. Watershed Hydrology (3) I (Identical with WS M 560) May be convened with 460. 563. Isotope Hydrology (3) (Identical with GEOS 563) 570. Computer Simulation of Hydrochemical Processes (3) I Introduction to the fundamentals of solving complex water chemistry problems using computer codes as tools. Equilibrium, mass transfer, or 1-D transport models with multielement chemistry, thermodynamic concepts, and use of equations in models; placing natural chemical processes into an interpretable framework, evaluation of error and uncertainty. P, CR, 506 (recommended) or 517R/L. Bassett 576. Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3) I (Identical with AREC 576) 577. Advanced Topics in the Economics of Environmental Regulation (3) II (Identical with AREC 577) 578. Global Change (3) II (Identical with GEOS 578) May be convened with 478. 581. Environmental Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 581) May be convened with 481. 582. Applied Groundwater Modeling (3) I For a description of course topics, see 482. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper and/or project. May be convened with 482. Maddock 583. Physical Oceanology and Limnology for Hydrologists (2) II For a description of course topics, see 483. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research report. P, MATH 125b. May be convened with 483. Bales 584. Advanced Applied Groundwater Modeling (3) II Advanced applied ground-water flow and transport modeling for saturated and unsaturated media using variety of current software packages. 2R, 1L. P, 482 or 582 or equivalent course. 590. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) II 1993-94 (Identical with REM 590) May be convened with 490. 595. Colloquium b. Global Climate Change (2) [Rpt./1] I (Identical with ATMO 595b, which is home) c. General Circulation Observations and Modeling (3) II (Identical with ATMO 595c, which is home) 596. Seminar c. Advanced Topics in Hydrochemistry (1-3) I k. Risk and Society (3) [Rpt./1] I (Identical with GEOG 596k, which is home) 603. Advanced Topics in Subsurface Hydrology (2) II 1994-95 Topics to be selected among (a) geostatistical and stochastic analyses of flow and transport, (b) well hydraulics and pumping test analysis, and (c) flow and transport in fractured rocks. P, 503 or 535. Neuman 605. Soil Water Dynamics (3) II (Identical with S W 605) 642. Analysis of Hydrologic Systems (3) I Presentation and evaluation of a variety of mathematical modeling techniques; presentation of theoretical basis of linear/nonlinear systems, advantages and limitations of various approaches, e.g., linear vs. nonlinear, lumped vs. distributed, used in hydrologic modeling; interrelation between function development and model calibration requirements. P, MATH 254. Sorooshian 643. Water Resources Systems Analysis (3) II Applications of mathematical programming to the analysis of interactions of hydrology, engineering, economics, and socio-institutional environment in regional water resources systems. P, 521 or consult department before enrolling. Buras 645. Stochastic Methods in Subsurface Hydrology (3) II 1994-95 Application of the theory of stochastic processes and random fields to natural variability in subsurface hydrology. P, 545 or STAT 361. Yeh 655. Stochastic Hydrology (3) I 1993-94 Advanced application of statistics and probability to hydrology; multivariate regression, Bayesian techniques, stochastic processes, time series and frequency analysis. P, MATH 361; 519 or 545 or basic statistics and hydrology. D. Davis/Maddock 695. Colloquium a. Hydrology and Water Resources Administration (1-3) [Rpt./1] I II For majors only; consult department before enrolling. 696. Seminar b. Unsaturated Flow (1-3) I II c. Ground-Water Management Modeling (1-3) [Rpt./1] I II P, consent of instructor. e. Pollutants in the Hydrologic Environment (1-3) I II f. Advanced Hydrologic Modeling (1-3) II i. International Water Resource Management (1-3) [Rpt./2] I (Identical with POL 696i, NES 696i) j. Water Quality Planning and Policy (1-2) II k. Science and Technology of Radioactive Waste Management (1-3) [Rpt./1] II 1994-95 m. Operations Research Methods to Water Resources Systems (1-3) [Rpt./1] II P, consult department before enrolling. (Identical with SIE 696m) q. Advanced Methods in Hydrometeorology/Hydroclimatology (1-3) I II 697. Workshop a. Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Natural Resources I (2) I II 697a is part of a two-semester sequence. Credit and grade for 697a will be awarded only upon completion of 697b. P, consult department before enrolling. (Identical with RNR 697a) Lord/Maddock b. Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Natural Resources II (2) I II 697a is part of a two-semester sequence. Credit and grade for 697a will be awarded only upon completion of 697b. P, 697a. (Identical with RNR 697b) Lord/Maddock Industrial Engineering (See Systems and Industrial Engineering) |
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