K8914040 Hydrology and Water Resource Engineering

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Engineering

Lecture Code K8914040 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 水文・水資源工学

Subject Name
（Katakana）スイモン・ミズシゲンコウガク

Subject Name in
English Hydrology and Water Resource Engineering

Instructor UCHIDA TATSUHIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ウチダ　タツヒコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 4th-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds1-4：ENG 113

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Professor Emeritus Yoshihisa Kawahara of Hiroshima University will conduct the lecture in FY2023. The lecture format will be explained in the first session on April 12 (Wed.). This lecture is planned to be conducted face-to-face using PowerPoint files of lecture materials.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 13 : Civil Engineering

Eligible Students Undergraduate students in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keywords Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, runoff analysis, water right, water resources development

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) This lecture provides students with the basic scientific knowledge to deepen their understanding of hydrologic processes and water resources management.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Program of Civil and Environmental Engineering
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability to discover problems

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture aims to understand the hydrological cycle on earth and the effects of anthropogenic influences and climate change. It also discusses the past and the present state of water resources management.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction: Hydrologic cycle, water resources on the earth, water utilization
lesson2 Energy and water cycles: Solar radiation and heat/water balance the land surface
lesson3 Precipitation (1): Water in the atmosphere, precipitation mechanisms
lesson4 Precipitation (2): Precipitation measurements, global variation of precipitation
lesson5 Evapotranspiration: Evapotranspiration mechanisms, Measurement and estimation methods of evapotranspiration
lesson6 Surface and river flow: Precipitation distribution on the land surface, Rainfall-runoff processes, river discharge
lesson7 Subsurface water: Soil moisture and Groundwater
lesson8 Hydrologic modeling: Land surface model, river model, rainfall-runoff model
lesson9 Climate change and water-related disasters: Global Climate Models, floods, droughts, sediment-related disasters
lesson10-13 Water resources development (1): assignment
lesson14-15 Water resources development (2): assignment

assignments for lessons 10-15 by visiting lecturers and comprehension tests after lesson 9

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Brutsaert: Hydrology An Introduction, Cambridge University Press
Sugita, M. and Tanaka, T.(eds.): Hydrologic Science, Kyouritsu Press.
MLIT: Water Resources in Japan

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) I will mainly be using PowerPoint files

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Review previous lessons using the lecture notes and the references.

Requirements Basic knowledge of hydraulics is preferred.

Grading Method This course is evaluated from reports (60 %) and comprehension tests (40%).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Lecture materials are currently prepared in Japanese. Please consult with me if you would like to take this course but do not understand Japanese, I will try to work something out.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Engineering
Lecture Code	K8914040	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	水文・水資源工学
Subject Name （Katakana）	スイモン・ミズシゲンコウガク
Subject Name in English	Hydrology and Water Resource Engineering
Instructor	UCHIDA TATSUHIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ウチダ　タツヒコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	4th-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Weds1-4：ENG 113
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Professor Emeritus Yoshihisa Kawahara of Hiroshima University will conduct the lecture in FY2023. The lecture format will be explained in the first session on April 12 (Wed.). This lecture is planned to be conducted face-to-face using PowerPoint files of lecture materials.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	13 : Civil Engineering
Eligible Students	Undergraduate students in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keywords	Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, runoff analysis, water right, water resources development
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	This lecture provides students with the basic scientific knowledge to deepen their understanding of hydrologic processes and water resources management.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Program of Civil and Environmental Engineering （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability to discover problems
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture aims to understand the hydrological cycle on earth and the effects of anthropogenic influences and climate change. It also discusses the past and the present state of water resources management.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction: Hydrologic cycle, water resources on the earth, water utilization lesson2 Energy and water cycles: Solar radiation and heat/water balance the land surface lesson3 Precipitation (1): Water in the atmosphere, precipitation mechanisms lesson4 Precipitation (2): Precipitation measurements, global variation of precipitation lesson5 Evapotranspiration: Evapotranspiration mechanisms, Measurement and estimation methods of evapotranspiration lesson6 Surface and river flow: Precipitation distribution on the land surface, Rainfall-runoff processes, river discharge lesson7 Subsurface water: Soil moisture and Groundwater lesson8 Hydrologic modeling: Land surface model, river model, rainfall-runoff model lesson9 Climate change and water-related disasters: Global Climate Models, floods, droughts, sediment-related disasters lesson10-13 Water resources development (1): assignment lesson14-15 Water resources development (2): assignment assignments for lessons 10-15 by visiting lecturers and comprehension tests after lesson 9
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Brutsaert: Hydrology An Introduction, Cambridge University Press Sugita, M. and Tanaka, T.(eds.): Hydrologic Science, Kyouritsu Press. MLIT: Water Resources in Japan
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	I will mainly be using PowerPoint files
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Review previous lessons using the lecture notes and the references.
Requirements	Basic knowledge of hydraulics is preferred.
Grading Method	This course is evaluated from reports (60 %) and comprehension tests (40%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Lecture materials are currently prepared in Japanese. Please consult with me if you would like to take this course but do not understand Japanese, I will try to work something out.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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