Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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GEOL 4830 - Field Hydrology
Introduction to collection, analysis, and interpretation of hydrological field data.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 40.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Aquifer test -Monitoring well installation -Slug testing -Soil, water and vapor sampling -Surveying -Measuring gradients -Pump and slug tests -AquiferTest or other aquifer testing programs.
- Contaminant treatment systems.
- Flow and chemistry of natural waters - Measurements of precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, runoff, streamflow - Oxygen sag in rivers below wastewater plants o Lake chemistry o Groundwater chemistry o PHREEQCI or other geochemistry pro.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -Introduction to ArcView.
- Geophysics - Seismic data analysis - Program FIRSTPIX© - Analysis of resistivity and conductivity data - Program RESIX©.
- Tropical wetland assessment (flow, GPS, heads, chemical loads).
- Unsaturated zone hydrology - Soil gas sampling and analyses -Soil venting (tests of unsaturated zone) -Data analysis with HYPERVENTILATE or other programs -Modeling with CESOIL or other programs.
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