Graduate Catalog

CIVE 703 Groundwater Hydrology

Fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. Topics include: D’Arcy equation, flow nets, mass conservation, the aquifer flow equation, heterogeneity and anisotropy, storage properties, regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, stream-aquifer interaction, well hydraulics, numerical models, groundwater quality, geochemistry, contaminant transport processes, dispersion, decay, and adsorption.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall