Descriptif
Hydrology
Water is a vital resource, central to the sustainable development of human societies. It is critical for human life, healthy ecosystems, energy production, food production and security, among others.
Hydrology is the scientific discipline devoted to the study of water above, over and through the Earth. As an Earth Science, it examines the circulation of water through the atmosphere, across the land surface, and within the subsurface, seeking to understand the processes that govern its distribution, movement and availability.
- Catchment hydrology: water balance, physical processes, monitoring
- Surface hydrology: concepts, rainfall-runoff models, sensitivity analysis
- Hydrologic analysis and design: return periods, design flood
- Urban flood modelling
- Integrated river basin management
- Global (including climate change) impacts and adaptation pathways
Lecturers:
- Maria-Helena RAMOS, Research Director (INRAE; Coordinator)
- Olivier Delaigue, Data scientist, and Fanny Sarrazin, Research scientist (INRAE)
- Florian Cordier (EDF) and/or Kamal El Kadi Abderrezzak (CNR), Research engineers
This course comprises 10 classes (40 hours), including a final exam (project deliverable). Classes mainly include lectures, oral/written short exercices, role-play games, and hands-on computing and modeling/software exercices.
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Level required: no prerequisite
Language: English
Credits ECTS: 5
Coordinator: Maria-Helena Ramos, INRAE
Objectifs pédagogiques
- Define the fundamental components of the hydrological cycle and identify the major issues and challenges associated with natural hydrology and hydrology influenced by human activities.
- Calculate the hydrological balance at the catchment scale using precipitation and streamflow data.
- Use key hydrological tools, including rainfall–runoff models, urban hydrology models, and statistical data‑processing models.
- Understand the main challenges of water management at the catchment scale, particularly regarding water availability and demand.
- Develop well‑supported arguments on the core concepts of hydrology and on global impacts — including those related to climate change — affecting water resources.
Diplôme(s) concerné(s)
Parcours de rattachement
Objectifs de développement durable
ODD 6 Eau propre et assainissement, ODD 7 Energie propre et d’un coût abordable, ODD 9 Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure, ODD 11 Villes et communautés durables, ODD13 Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques.Pour les étudiants du diplôme Track : Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Management
no specific prerequisite
Format des notes
Numérique sur 20Littérale/grade américainPour les étudiants du diplôme Track : Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Management
Vos modalités d'acquisition :
Project deliverables (written/oral) on hydrological modelling and on urban flooding modelling.
Le rattrapage est autorisé (Max entre les deux notes)- le rattrapage est obligatoire si :
- Note initiale < 7
- le rattrapage peut être demandé par l'étudiant si :
- Note initiale < 7
- Crédits ECTS acquis : 5 ECTS
La note obtenue rentre dans le calcul de votre GPA.
Programme détaillé
Class 1: Introduction to hydrology, hydrological processes, measurement and water balance
Class 2: Surface hydrology and hydrological models
Class 3: Hydrologic modelling with airGRteaching (hands-on practice session)
Class 4: Flood estimation: return period and flood frequency curves
Class 5: Sensitivity analysis in hydrologic modelling
Class 6: Urban flood modelling (I)
Class 7: Urban flood modelling (II)
Class 8: Water and risk management in hydrology
Class 9: Integrated river basin management & global (incl. climate) change
Class 10: Exam (projet deliverable)
