EEES 161 Hydroclimatology

Held concurrently with GEOG 61.01.  Interactions between energy and water shape the natural environment and society.  This course will examine the spatial and temporal dynamics of the hydrologic cycle, focusing on radiative and turbulent fluxes, precipitation, evapotranspiration, vegetation, soil moisture, runoff, and anthropogenic influences.  Lectures will introduce key topics, followed by student-led discussions of relevant journal articles, and a separate graduate-level survey of methods in hydroclimatology.  A research project will allow students to explore a topic of interest using concepts, analysis, and data central to hydroclimatology, as well as write a short-form scientific manuscript describing the project.

Instructor

Winter