ZD153 Hydrosphere (Hydrology, Limnology and Glaciology)

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
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
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, 2004, xvii, 644. ISBN 0521808952. info
  • CUFFEY, Kurt M. and W. S. B. PATERSON. The physics of glaciers. Fourth edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier,Buttertworth-Heinemann, 2010, xii, 693. ISBN 9780123694614. info
  • HUBBARD, Bryn and Neil F. GLASSER. Field techniques in glaciology and glacial geomorphology. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2005, x, 400. ISBN 0470844264. info
  • HOOKE, Roger LeB. Principles of glacier mechanics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, xvii, 429. ISBN 0521544165. info
  • BRIDGE, John S. Rivers and floodplains : forms, processes, and sedimentary record. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2003, x, 491. ISBN 0632064897. info
  • WETZEL, Robert G. Limnology : lake and river ecosystems. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001, xvi, 1006. ISBN 0127447601. 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
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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