Groundwater Processes and Resources (ERTH3250)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
School of the Environment
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Week
2L3P (2 hours lectures, 3 hours practicals)
Assessment methods
Poster presentation, practicals and examinations
Course enquiries
To be confirmed
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
The hydrologic cycle, water budgets and basic hydrologic processes. Physical properties of porous media and groundwater flow principles. Steady-state groundwater flow; transient groundwater flow, well hydraulics and groundwater resource evaluation and regional groundwater flow. Hydrogeochemistry and transport processes. All applied to current issues around groundwater and the hydrologic cycle.