GEOE565 GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE - WATER INTERACTIONS
| Course Code: | 5640565 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET ZEKİ ÇAMUR |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course the student is expected: 1. To understand and quantify hydro-physical processes taking place at the groundwater and surface-water interface. 2. To acquire the ability to link the degree and the potential form of groundwater and surface-water interaction in various geologic, landscape and climatic settings. 3. To acquire a fundamental understanding of the equations governing flow processes in the unsaturated zone. 4. To become familiar with analytical and numerical models of flow processes at the groundwater surface-water interface. 5. To become familiar with the measurement and monitoring methods at the groundwater surface-water interface. 6. To acquire basic understanding of the environmental significance of the groundwater surface-water interface.
Course Content
Groundwater and surface-water basic principles. Geologic, landscape and climate controls on groundwater surface-water interaction. Physical mechanisms of interactions between groundwater and surface water. Vadoze zone hydrological processes.Infiltration. Hyporheic zone. Groundwater recharge-discharge. Modeling (analytical and numerical) groundwater surface-water interaction. Measurement and monitoring at the interface. Environmental significance of the groundwater surface-water interaction.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | specialize with advanced knowledge in a selection of major topics, including applied geology, engineering geology, rock mechanics, soil mechanics, hydrogeology, structural geology, paleontology, mineralogy, petrology, sedimentology, remote sensing and geographic information systems, earthquakes, mass wasting processes, their recognition and underlying fundamental principles; | ✔ | |||
| 2 | have advanced ability in management and communication skills, including problem definition, project design, decision processes, teamwork, written and oral reports, scientific publications to formulate and solve a Geological Engineering problem; | ✔ | |||
| 3 | be able to systematically acquire new scientific knowledge to design and improve socio-economical-technical systems; | ✔ | |||
| 4 | be able to conduct scientific research in the field of geological engineering; | ✔ | |||
| 5 | be able to apply critical reasoning in their professional careers; | ✔ | |||
| 6 | appreciate the academic ethics; | ✔ | |||
| 7 | well prepared to live and work in a diverse global environment. | ✔ | |||