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Watershed Hydrology
Online
12 Weeks
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
The Syllabus
- Hydrological cycle, Precipitation and its forms. Rainfall measurement and estimation of mean rainfall
- Rainfall frequency analysis, exercise on frequency analysis, Mass curve, exercise on mass curve
- Hyetograph, Depth Area Duration curve, Intensity Frequency Duration curve, exercise on DAD, IFD
- Hydrologic processes-interception, Infiltration - factors influencing, measurement and indices, Evaporation - estimation and measurement
- Runoff - factors affecting, measurement, Stage - discharge rating curve, estimation of peak runoff rate and volume, Rational method, Cook's method and SCS curve number method
- Hydrograph - components, base flow separation, unit hydrograph theory, S-curve, Synthetic hydrograph, applications and limitations, Exercise on runoff hydrograph , Exercise on unit hydrograph, Exercise on synthetic hydrograph
- Exercise on computation on infiltration indices. Computation of peak runoff and runoff volume by Cook's method and rational formula. Computation of runoff volume by SCS curve number method.
- Drain basin characteristic, Geomorphology of watersheds - Linear, aerial and relief aspects of watersheds - stream order, drainage density and stream frequency, exercise on geomorphic parameters of watersheds.
- Hydrological modeling - concept, protocol and classification, Model calibration, validation and sensitivity analysis
- Floods - terms and definitions head water flood control - methods, flood peak, design flood and computation of probable flood
- Flood routing - channel and reservoir routing, exercise on flood routing
- Drought - classification causes and impacts drought management strategy.
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