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Lecturer(s)
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Netopil Patrik, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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General classification, importance and tasks of hydrology, a brief history. Water resources and supplies on Earth (distribution in time and space). Water cycle on Earth (factors and components of circulation- precipitation, evaporation and evapotranspiration, runoff etc). Characteristics of the river basin (river network, river system scheme). Hydrological, ice and temperature regime of rivers. Hydrological regime of the basin (water level and discharge measuring, floods and drought, influence of watershed surface characteristics - retention, interception, retardation, infiltration etc). Lakes (origin, classification and thermal stratification of lakes). Origin and forms of groundwater (aquifer and aquitard). Composition and properties of hydrogeological structures.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Projection (static, dynamic)
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- 36 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Orientation in patterns, time and space distribution, circulation and resources of water on Earth, including physical, chemical and biological properties of water.
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Prerequisites
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A general survey of natural science, especially in Earth sciences and related science branches.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam, Written exam
Ended by written exam. Knowledge and good orientation in covered topics.
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Recommended literature
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KRÁSNÝ, Jiří. (2012). Podzemní vody České republiky: regionální hydrogeologie prostých a minerálních vod. Praha: Česká geologická služba.
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MUSY, André a Christophe HIGY. (2011). Hydrology: a science of nature. New York, N.Y.: Routledge.
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NETOPIL, Rostislav. (1984). Fyzická geografie. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství.
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PAVELKOVÁ CHMELOVÁ, Renata a Jindřich FRAJER. (2013). Základy fyzické geografie 1: hydrologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
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PENNINGTON, Karrie Lynn a Thomas V. CECH. (2010). Introduction to water resources and environmental issues. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press.
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POKORNÁ, Dana a Jana ZÁBRANSKÁ. (2008). Hydrologie a hydropedologie. Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT.
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ŘEHÁNEK, Tomáš a Vladislav KŘÍŽ. (2002). Cvičení z hydrologie. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita.
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TRUJILLO, Alan P. a Harold V. THURMAN. (2017). Essentials of oceanography. Boston. Pearson.
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