300162 UE Field course Hydrology and Running Water Ecology (2017W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Th 07.09.2017 08:00 to Th 21.09.2017 18:00
Deregistration possible until Tu 31.10.2017 18:00

Details

max. 15 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Wednesday
    04.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    11.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    18.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    25.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    08.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    15.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    22.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    29.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    06.12.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    13.12.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    10.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    17.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    24.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    31.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This field course focusses on concepts dealt with in the accompanying lecture series on Hydrology and Running Water Ecology. It provides introductury lectures preparing a field day at a third-order forest stream in the Wienerwald area. At this site practical skills such as stream reconnaissance, hydological methodology (propellermeter handling, velocity-area method, Statzner hemispheres, gauges, hydraulic stress parameters), sedimentology (various methods of grain analysis), map work, descriptive catchment characteristics, bed morphology, etc. are trained. Team work is strongly encouraged.

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance control, oral group presentation of project outcomes, finally written group protocols at the end of the course, to be submitted before end of February.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The participants are aware of the most important hydrological methods and are able to handle the specific field equipment (theodolite, GPS, propeller-meter, standard hemispheres). They are able to measure slope and to construct 3d-models of the sampling site. In addition, students are able to perform sediment analyses and to define catchment areas and discharge regimes.

Examination topics

Introductory lectures (powerpoint presentations), guided field work (mapping, equipment training, data collection) at a woodland stream and guided as well as unguided data analyses in the lab. Handouts are distributed at the start of the course.

Reading list

J. Mangelsdorf & K. Scheurmann: Flußmorphologie. Oldenbourg, München.

H. Mader, T. Steidl, R. Wimmer: Abflussregime österreichischer Fließgewässer. UBA Monographien Bd. 82.

Association in the course directory

MEC-9, B-WZB, WZB,

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