PřF:ZD153 Hydrosphere - Course Information

ZD153 Hydrosphere (Hydrology, Limnology and Glaciology)

Extent and Intensity

4/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Monika Šulc Michalková, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Monika Šulc Michalková, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Monika Šulc Michalková, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

The subject is directed for students of the PhD study programme Geography - Physical Geography.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Physical geography (programme PřF, D-FYGR_) (2)
• Physical Geography (programme PřF, D-GR4) (2)

Course objectives

The subject extends basic knowledge from hydrology obtained from MSc. study in Physical Geography for the new actual scientific knowledge. It concerns the study of selected problems from the domain of hydrology, limnology, and glaciology.

Learning outcomes

The student will obtain an overview of ​​the latest scientific knowledge in the field of applied hydrology, which allows him to orientate himself in current trends, methods and approaches to solve individual questions in hydrology. It demonstrates understanding of mechanisms and ability of analysis and synthesis of studied hydrological processes and phenomena with special regard to their impacts in cultural landscape.

Syllabus

• After an agreement with teachers, the student selects two topics according to the PhD thesis theme.
• Hydrology:
• 1. Spatiotemporal evolution and changes of floodplains and river channels - identification of key hydrological and anthropogenic factors.
• 2. Sediments in watercourses - their importance, methods of research and quantification.
• 3. Methods of flood extents modeling.
• Limnology:
• 1. Monitoring of lakes in practice.
• 2. Sedimentation processes, structure and composition of sediments of selected lakes.
• Glaciology:
• 1. Factors and processes leading to snow cover accumulation and formation of glacial ice.
• 2. Thermal properties of glaciers and mechanics of their movement.
• 3. Measurement and modeling of glacier mass balance - novel methods of glacier survey using geophysical and remote sensing techniques.
• 4. Analysis of ice cores and their use in other scientific disciplines.

Literature

recommended literature
• Mass balance of the cryosphere : observations and modelling of contemporary and future changes. Edited by Jonathan L. Bamber - Antony J. Payne. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xvii, 644. ISBN 0521808952. 2004. info
• CUFFEY, Kurt M. and W. S. B. PATERSON. The physics of glaciers. Fourth edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier,Buttertworth-Heinemann. xii, 693. ISBN 9780123694614. 2010. info
• HUBBARD, Bryn and Neil F. GLASSER. Field techniques in glaciology and glacial geomorphology. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. x, 400. ISBN 0470844264. 2005. info
• HOOKE, Roger LeB. Principles of glacier mechanics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xvii, 429. ISBN 0521544165. 2005. info
• BRIDGE, John S. Rivers and floodplains : forms, processes, and sedimentary record. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. x, 491. ISBN 0632064897. 2003. info
• WETZEL, Robert G. Limnology : lake and river ecosystems. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press. xvi, 1006. ISBN 0127447601. 2001. info

Teaching methods

lectures, study of actual scientific papers, class discussion, consultations

Assessment methods

Type of exam - oral

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jen pro studenty doktorského studijního programu

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
  
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