Course ID: 070601D15 (graduate); 17010410 (undergraduate)
Instructor: Prof. Huiling Yuan
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University
Xianlin campus
163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023
Email: yuanhl@nju.edu.cn
Phone: 025-89685016
Office: Build. School of Atmospheric Sciences, room C302
Course description:
本课程主要介绍水文气象的基本概念和水循环系统，包括大气运动的基本规律、云与降水过程，降水观测、河流流量、蒸发蒸腾、渗透、地表径流、地下水等过程，地表水循环中的水分平衡和能量平衡，以及水文学与气象学发展史，水文气象预报与水文概念模型，水文水资源概况，水文气象与全球变化的最新进展等。
This course introduces fundamental concepts in the study of the water cycle. The focus is on the land-surface and atmospheric branches of the water cycle. Course lessons will cover the theory and modeling of hydrologic processes, as well as measurement techniques for components of the water cycle.
Prospectus
Introduction to hydrology and meteorology development
Chapter 1 Scope, basic concepts, and principles
1.1 The global water cycle
1.1.1 Global water stores and flows
1.1.2 Components of global hydroclimatic system
1.2 Basic equations and processes
1.2.1 Ideal gas law, measures of vapor, latent heat flux, sensible heat flux
1.2.2 Hydrostatic pressure law, temperatures, adiabatic atmosphere
1.2.3 Atmospheric stability and cloud development
1.3 Overview of general circulation models
1.4 Global-scale hydroclimatic movement
1.5 Energy and radiation budges near the surface
1.6 Soil temperatures and heat flux
Chapter 2 Precipitation and evaporation
2.1 Precipitation processes
2.1.1 Formation of clouds
2.1.2 Formation of precipitation
2.2 Precipitation at the ground
2.2.1 Precipitation measurement and observations
2.2.2 Precipitation analysis in time
2.2.3 Precipitation analysis in space
2.3 Evaporation
2.3.1 Evaporation mechanisms
2.3.2 Estimates of evaporation
Chapter 3 Surface water and groundwater
3.1 Streamflow and runoff
3.2 Floods and droughts, snowmelt
3.3 Hydrographs
3.4 Infiltration and groundwater
Chapter 4 Hydrometeorologic forecasting and hydrologic models
4.1 Hydrometeorologic forecasting
4.2 Hydrologic simulation overview
4.3 Hydrologic models
Chapter 5 Hydrometeorologic cycle and global change
5.1 Hydrometeorologic natural disasters and prevention
5.2 Hydrometeorologic cycle under global change
