Level of study
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The course is organized in 3 main chapters with alternating tutorials applied to engineering problems. In the first part, after describing the large water reservoirs on a global scale and the basic principles of the water cycle, the effects of human activities on this cycle are discussed. The second part is dedicated to the aerial part of this cycle from precipitation to infiltration. The third part focuses on aquifers and groundwater from the pore scale to the catchment scale.
Objectives
- Acquire the technical vocabulary of hydrologists and hydrogeologists;
- Be aware of the major issues related to water (flooding, climate change, access to water resources, effects of human activities);
- Acquire the technical vocabulary of hydrologists and hydrogeologists;
- Be aware of the major issues related to water (flooding, climate change, access to water resources, effects of human activities);
- Acquire a base of knowledge in hydrology and hydrogeology;
- Know the main processes of the water cycle;
- Be able to solve simple applied engineering problems (hydrological balance, rainfall intensity, volume of underground reserves, groundwater flow...);
- To ensure a solid common base for all students of the Master of Water Sciences;
- Acquire a base of knowledge in hydrology and hydrogeology;
- Know the main processes of the water cycle;
- Be able to solve simple applied engineering problems (hydrological balance, rainfall intensity, volume of underground reserves, groundwater flow...);
- To ensure a solid common base for all students of the Master of Water Sciences;
Necessary pre-requisites
No
Knowledge control
Final written exam (2 hours)
Syllabus
1- Water cycle and water balanceĀ
The main reservoirs
The mechanisms of the water cycle
Water circulation: from the global to the 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
The different types of aquifers
Piezometric levels and maps