Geomatics for Hydrology and Water Resources detailed syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Geo students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Geoinformatics Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Geo 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Geo Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of geomatics for hydrology and water resources is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
HYDROLOGIC COMPONENTS Hydrologic cycle-estimation of various components – clouds: Types of Clouds – rainfall: Types of Rainfall – runoff – evaporation -transpiration – evapo-transpiration-interception-depression storage-Spectral properties of water.
Unit II
SURFACE WATER MODELLING Drainage basin – Delineation and codification of watershed – Morphometric analysis – Hydrological Modelling – Rainfall – runoff modelling – USDA-SCS-CN Method – Urban Hydrology – LiDAR Mapping for Urban area – Impact of Climate change on Hydrological modeling – Water quality mapping and monitoring – Correlation model for pollution detection.
Unit III
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Unit IV
GROUND WATER MODELLING Origin-classification and properties of aquifer-ground water potential identification – surface indicators – aquifer parameters – hydrologic budgeting – different types of ground water models-mathematical modelling of groundwater system- sea water intrusion-interfacing GIS with ground water model – artificial recharge of ground water.
Unit V
IRRIGATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT Crop water requirements – Visible and Near Infrared – Crop Stress: Thermal Infra Red and Biophysical Indices – Reservoir Sedimentation Studies – capacity curve generation – modelling of reservoir siltation – impact of climate and land use change on drainage basin – Erosion Estimation using Remote sensing – prioritization of watersheds – watershed modelling for sustainable development.
Course Outcomes:
•On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Understand various components of Hydrologic Cycle
- Apply remote sensing & GIS concepts for surface water resources applications
- Apply remote sensing & GIS concepts for risk and damage assessment
- Apply remote sensing & GIS concepts for ground water modelling
- Estimate water requirement and to apply best practices for watershed management.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Andrew Skidmore, Environmental Modelling with GIS and Remote Sensing, CRC Press- 2017
- Dorota Swiatek, Stefan Ignar, Modelling of Hydrological Processes in the Narew Catchment, Springer Berlin Heidelberg – 2013
- Tim Davie, FUNDAMENTALS OF HYDROLOGY Second edition, Taylor & Francis -2018
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Geoinformatics Engineering 5th Sem, visit Geo 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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