300162 UE Field course Hydrology and Running Water Ecology (2018W)

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 06.09.2018 08:00 to Th 20.09.2018 18:00
Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2018 18:00

Details

max. 15 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Vorbesprechung: 3.10.2018, 10:15, ÜR 6

    
    Wednesday
    03.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    10.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    17.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    24.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    31.10.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    07.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    14.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    21.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    28.11.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    05.12.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    12.12.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    09.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    16.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    23.01.
    10:15 - 11:45
    Übungsraum 6
    
    Wednesday
    30.01.
    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, WZB

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