Hydrology of Tropical areas

lsged2210  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Hydrology of Tropical areas
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
2 credits
24.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Jonard François; Vanclooster Marnik (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
Theoretical part
Water resources issues in tropical areas
- The state of the world's water resources
- Current and future supply and demand
- Pressures on water resources
- Paradigms of water management
 
Basic notions of hydrology
- System approach to study watersheds. Hydrological balance (local / regional)

Hydrological modeling
- Characterization of basins and functional behavior
- Typology of hydrological models
-  Modeling steps (identification / calibration / treatment of sensitivities and uncertainties)

Hydrology and remote sensing
- Notions of remote sensing
- Principles of remote sensing to characterize hydrological processes at the regional scale (land use, thermal balance and evapotranspiration, gravimetry, precipitation, soil moisture)
Practical part:
Hydrological study of a reference basin
- Construction of a hydrological database from generic data.
- Modeling of hydrological flows with HEC-HMS.
- Modeling management strategies in WEAP.
Content
Theoretical part
Water resources issues in tropical areas
  • The state of the world's water resources
  • Current and future supply and demand
  • Pressures on water resources
  • Paradigms of water management
Basic notions of hydrology
  • System approach to study watersheds. Hydrological balance (local / regional)

Hydrological modeling
  • Characterization of basins and functional behavior
  • Typology of hydrological models
  • Modeling steps (identification / calibration / treatment of sensitivities and uncertainties)

Hydrology and remote sensing
  • Notions of remote sensing
  • Principles of remote sensing to characterize hydrological processes at the regional scale (land use, thermal balance and evapotranspiration, gravimetry, precipitation, soil moisture)
Practical part:Hydrological study of a reference basin
  • Construction of a hydrological database from generic data (GEE platform) in QGIS.
  • Modeling of hydrological flows with HEC-HMS or QGIS-SWAT.
  • Modeling management strategies in WEAP.
     
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

  • Theoretical course: lectures in class room, supported by video clips. 
  • Exercise part: Exercises in computer room using open source software (Python, QGIS, QGIS-SWAT, HEC-HMS, WEAP, ...)
Due to lecture room capacity limitations related to the COVID crisis, some part of the course can be organised at distance.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

  • Students receive 3 assignments and hand in 3 reports of max. 2 pages on the student area of the course on MOODLE at a date set by the holder.
  • Students carry out a mini-project on the watershed of their home area.
Online resources
  • Course slights are available on Moodle.
  • An exercise manual is available on Moodle.
  • The generic data for the exercice is available in the computer class room
  • Video clips are available allowing to explain the data handling wiith the different software.
Faculty or entity
AGRO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Agriculture and Bio-industries

Advanced Master in Environmental Sciences and Management in Developing Countries