Study level
BAC +4
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
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.
Objectives
- 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;
Teaching hours
- Watershed water cycle - TDTutorial11h
- Watershed water cycle - CMLecture16h
Necessary prerequisites
No
Knowledge control
Written final test (2h)
Syllabus
1- Water cycle and water balanceĀ
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