Watershed water cycle

The course is organized into 3 main chapters, alternating with tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the planet's major water reservoirs and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on the cycle are discussed. The second part focuses on the aerial part of the cycle, from precipitation to infiltration. The third part deals with aquifers and groundwater, from the pore to the catchment scale.

• Acquire the technical vocabulary of hydrologists and hydrogeologists;
• Be aware of major water-related issues (flooding, climate change, access to water resources, effects of human activities);
• Acquire the technical vocabulary of hydrologists and hydrogeologists;
• Be aware of major water-related issues (flooding, climate change, access to water resources, effects of human activities);
• Acquire a basic knowledge of hydrology and hydrogeology;
• Understand the main processes in the water cycle;
• Be able to solve simple applied engineering problems (water balance, rainfall intensity, volume of underground reserves, groundwater flow, etc.);
• Ensure a solid common base for all students in the Water Sciences master's program;
• Acquire a basic knowledge of hydrology and hydrogeology;
• Understand the main processes in the water cycle;
• Be able to solve simple applied engineering problems (water balance, rainfall intensity, volume of underground reserves, groundwater flow, etc.);
• Ensure a solid common base for all students in the Water Sciences master's program;

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Written final test (2h)

1- Water cycle and water balance 

The main reservoirs

Mechanisms of the water cycle

Water circulation: from global to watershed scale

Man: his influence on the water cycle

2- The aerial phase of the water cycle - Hydrology

The watershed

Atmospheric circulation and precipitation

Evapotranspiration

Infiltration

Surface flows

3- The underground phase of the water cycle - Hydrogeology

Porous media and their hydrodynamic properties

Different types of aquifer

Piezometric levels and maps