Z8877 Environmental Modelling

Faculty of Science
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Unucka, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:50 Z1,01001b
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z8877/01: Fri 12:00–13:50 Z1,01001b, J. Unucka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Studenti by měli ovládat základy GIS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
1038/5000 By completing this course the student will acquire the theoretical base and practical skills in the increasingly dynamic field of environmental modeling. The main emphasis is placed on the part of the spectrum of environmental modeling, which corresponds most closely with the focus of physical geography, namely hydrological models (rainfall, hydraulic), dynamic erosion models and models of cycling of pollutants and substances in the context of river basin district entities. Satisfactory attention is also paid to models that communicate and cooperate with the above models - especially weather and climate models (NWFS, GCM) and, last but not least, environmental models. An important aspect is also the acquisition of practical skills at the level of communication of environmental models and geoinformation technologies (GIS, DPZ). Finally, the graduate will be able to gain theoretical knowledge at the level of critical approach to factors such as uncertainty of models, uncertainty of input data, selection of suitable methods for the modeling process itself as well as evaluation of simulation outputs.
Learning outcomes
By completing this course student:
- It will acquire basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills of environmental modeling.
- He is acquainted with hydrological models (rainfall, hydraulic), dynamic erosion models and models of cycling of substances and pollutants in the context of river basin-type territorial units.
- Gaining practical skills at the level of communication of environmental models and geoinformation technologies (GIS, RS).
- It is also able to gain theoretical knowledge at the level of critical approach to factors such as uncertainty of models, uncertainty of input data, selection of suitable methods for the modeling process itself and evaluation of simulation outputs.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to environmental modeling, basic principles and starting points.
  • 2. Classification of environmental models and program resources according to various aspects.
  • 3. Data inputs for environmental models, preprocessing data in   GIS.
  • 4. Drain-current models, most used software I. - HEC-HMS, HYDROG
  • 5. Rainfall models, the most used program resources II. - MIKE SHE, SIMWE ad.
  • 6. Hydraulic models, the most used software I. - HEC-RAS
  • 7. Hydraulic models, the most used software II. - MIKE 11, MIKE 21c, MIKE FLOOD
  • 8. Models and Resources for Urban Hydrology - EPA SWMM, MIKE URBAN
  • 9. Dynamic erosion models and their contribution to determining fluvial erosion rates.
  • 10. Dynamic erosion models, program resources - SWAT, SIMWE, WEPP
  • 11. Other types of environmental models - DHI ECO Lab, HEC-EFM
  • 12. Use of environmental models in practice I. (HPPS CZ, etc.)
  • 13. Use of environmental models in national and international projects.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BEVEN, K. J. Rainfall-runoff modeling : the primer. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. xi, 360. ISBN 0471985538. 2002. info
  • BRIMICOMBE, Allan. Gis, environmental modelling and engineering. 1st ed. London: Taylor & Francis. 312 s. ISBN 0-415-25923-1. 2003. info
    not specified
  • BEDIENT, Philip B., Wayne Charles HUBER and Baxter E. VIEUX. Hydrology and floodplain analysis. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. xvii, 795. ISBN 9780132422864. 2008. info
  • BEVEN, K.J. (2009): Environmental Modelling: An Uncertain Future ? London, Routledge, 310 s. ISBN: 978-0-415-46302-7
  • SHAMSI, U.M. (2005): GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems. Boca Raton, CRC Press, 413 s. ISBN: 0-8493-2097-6
  • UNUCKA, J. (2010): Možnosti propojení GIS a environmentálních modelů pro potřeby krizového řízení a ochrany přírody. Habilitační práce. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 241 s.
  • VIEUX, B. E. (2004): Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 289 s., ISBN: 978-1402024597
  • WAINWRIGHT, J. ET MULLIGAN, M. (2003): Environmental Modelling. Finding Simplicity in Komplexity. London, Wiley Blackwell. 430 s. ISBN: 978-0471496182
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical exercises
Assessment methods
Assessment of practical exercises
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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