- Docente: Alberto Montanari
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ICAR/02
- Language: English
- Moduli: Alberto Montanari (Modulo 1) Alberto Montanari (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Environmental Engineering (cod. 0939)
Learning outcomes
A successful learner from this course will be able to: use, compare and develop hydrological models, in particular models for simulating the physical processes that contribute to the formation of the river flows; apply techniques and policies for the management of water resources, in particular reservoirs and water supply systems.
Course contents
The lecture include: (1) an introduction to the hydrological cycle and an overview of climate variability in different regions of the world, (2) principles of hydrological modelling, (3) generation of synthetic hydrological data, (4) rainfall-runoff models, (5) calibration and validation of hydrological models, (6) uncertainty assessment for hydrological models, (7) assessment of human impact on rivers and flood risk, (8) introduction to decision theory in hydrology, (9) scientific visions and future perspective for hydrological modelling
Readings/Bibliography
Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to
Methods, Models and Applications by Daniel P. Loucks and Eelco van
Beek with contributions from Jery R. Stedinger, Jozef P.M. Dijkman,
Monique T. Villars, freely available at
http://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2798http://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2798
Water and the Future of Humanity: Revisiting Water Security, freely
available at
http://ebookee.org/Water-and-the-Future-of-Humanity-Revisiting-Water-Security_2300988.html#yycsgv7lJjSFVpwf.99
Teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures. Part of them are dedicated to the solution of practical water resources management problems, that are developed at the computer. The exam consists of an oral colloquium.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of an oral colloquium. A short report describing the exercises that have been developed during the lectures can be presented.
Teaching tools
The teacher will made available notes on his personal web-site. Scientific papers will be distributed during the lectures as well as summaries of recent research outcomes. Moreover, the teacher makes available videos of the lectures at http://www.youtube.com/user/albertomontanari/videos?view=1.
Links to further information
http://http:www.albertomontanari.it; http://www.youtube.com/user/albertomontanari/videos?view=1
Office hours
See the website of Alberto Montanari