Physical Hydrogeology
General
Prefix
AHS
Course Number
332
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Aquifer characteristics and geologic controls on ground-water occurrence. Ground-water movement; regional ground-water flow, and ground-water interactions with wetlands, lakes and streams. Well hydraulics and water supply, vadose zone processes. Lab.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
4
Max
4
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Use a variety of methods to determine and describe the physical characteristics of an aquifer. These characteristics include: porosity, specific retention and yield, hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, and storativity.
Outcome
Construct and interpret water table and potentiometric surface maps and cross-sections using a variety of data and use these diagrams to determine groundwater flow.
Outcome
Apply the equations of hydraulic head and Darcy's Law to determine important hydrodynamic parameters of an aquifer including discharge, hydraulic head, and paths of flow.
Outcome
Discuss, compare, and predict the properties and characteristics of groundwater flow in various types of regional aquifers.
Outcome
Integrate geologic and hydrogeologic data to interpret and report in a professional manner on groundwater conditions in a realistic setting.
Outcome
Collaborate within a team to write a detailed, comprehensive, scholarly report describing the important characteristics of a major aquifer type.
Outcome
Collaborate within a team to orally present the important points from the written report in education of others in the class about the major aquifer type investigated.
Outcome
Collect data in a laboratory or field setting, perform data analysis, and write formal reports detailing the results of the effort.
Dependencies
Courses
AHS332
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prerequisite
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Programs
AHS332
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completion requirement
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