Summary: Hydrology & Runoff Management (Msc)

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  • 1 Course Introduction (6-3-2023)

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  • What do glaciers have to do with the hydraulic system?

    • Glaciers store about 2/3 of the earth's freshwater
    • Glalciers store water in winter and release it during summer
    • Meltwater from galciers and snow cover may contribute significantly to discharge in glacierized catchments
    • Contribute to sealevel rise
  • What is runoff generation?

    Concerns different sources (sinks) and pathways of water (at or below concerns different sources (sinks) and pathways of water (at or below
  • How does urbanisation affect the water cycle?


    • Less infiltration causing more surface runoff what can lead to flooding (impervious surfaces)
    • Removal of vegatation -> Less evapotranspiration
    • Modification of natural drainage network (faster drainage)
  • What defines sustainable runoff management?

    • Regard stormwater as a resource, not a problem
    • Treat stormwater locally: store, infiltrate, delay
    • Restore or imitate the natural hyrdological cycle
  • 2 L1: Hyrdological Cycle and Water Budget

  • What does the hyrdological cyrcle stand for?

    Describes and predicts the occurence, circulation and distribution of the earth's water
  • What influences the phase of water?

    • The air pressure
    • Temperature
  • What is the relation op latent heat to the phase of water?

    • Melting and evaporation consume latent heat
    • Freezing and condensation release latent heat
  • What is the main driver of the hydrological cycle?

    Solar energy
  • What also influences the hydrological cycle?

    • Gravity force: controls precipitation and flow of water on the earth's surface
    • Capillary forces affect subsurface flow of water in the soil
  • 3 L2: Hyrdometeorology & Snow Hydrology

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  • What are the important components of the water-budget equation? (P=R+ET)

    • Precipitation (P): primary input of water to  a catcment
    • Precipitation is balanced by runoff (R) and evatransporation (ET)
    • Evatransporation: sum of evaporation and transpiration
    • Runoff ratio: fraction of precipiation turned into runoff
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