Catchment and water balance

Course subject(s) 1. Catchment and water balance

Lecturer: Prof.dr.ir. Uhlenbrook

This lecture gives an introduction to the course and gives information about different uses of the hydrological cycle. The lecture focuses on the following aspects:

  •  The explanation of the hydrological cycle on different scales;
  •  Estimating the different terms in a water balance;
  •  Understanding a catchment as the hydrological unit;
  •  Influence of man on the hydrological cycle;
  •  A review of hydrological data handling.

Lecture Slides

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