GEOG 475 — PRINCIPLES OF HYDROLOGY
BA BA Geography and Rural Development · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Water constitutes the greatest element of the planet earth. Therefore accurate scientific knowledge of this resource is pertinent for humanity on the earth surface. This course is designed to expose students to the concepts and theories of hydrologic dynamics of the earth. The course content would detail the essentials of hydrology and hydrological measurements of intensity, frequency and duration of precipitation at a given point, estimation of evaporation and evapo-transporation from water surfaces and oils, infiltration: soil moisture, laws governing infiltration, groundwater; types of aquifer, inter-relationship between groundwater and surface water, surface runoff: elementary hydrograph, types of runoff and depth/area/duration relationships will be addressed.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
Other courses on this programme
- CS 451 — INTEGRATION AND APPLICATION OF SOIL SCIENCE
- GEOG 451 — REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT I
- GEOG 452 — REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT II
- GEOG 453 — SPATIAL ORGANISATION OF HUMAN SOCIETIES I
- GEOG 454 — SPATIAL ORGANISATION OF HUMAN SOCIETIES II
- GEOG 455 — POVERTY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- GEOG 456 — RURAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES
- GEOG 457 — INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY
- GEOG 458 — INDUSTRIALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- GEOG 459 — MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY
- GEOG 460 — HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
- GEOG 461 — POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
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