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  Cech, Thomas V. Principles of Water Resources – History, Development, Management, and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003, ISBN 0-471-43861-8.

  Manning, John C. Applied Principles of Hydrology, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, N.J., 1997, ISBN 0-13-565532-3

  Dunne, Thomas and Leopold, L. B. Water in Environmental Planning. W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco. 1978, ISBN 0-7167-0079-4
 
References - (Books) :

Anderson, Terry L. Water Crisis: Ending the Policy Drought.
 Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.1983.

*Chan Ngai Weng (Editor). Rivers – Towards Sustainable Development, Penerbit Universiti Sains
 Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, 2002. ISBN 983-2514-06-1

*Chorley, R. J. Water, Earth, and Man. Methuen and Company, Ltd., New York. 1969.

*Chorley, R. J. Introduction to Fluvial Processes. Methuen and Company, Ltd, New York,
 1978.

*Chorley, R. J. Introduction to Geographical Hydrology. Methuen and Company, Ltd., New
 York, 1978.

*Chorley, R. J. Introduction to Physical Hydrology. Methuen and Company, Ltd., New
 York, 1978.

Dingman, Lawrence S. Fluvial Hydrology. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York,
 1984.

Fetter, C. W., Jr. Applied Hydrogeology. 2 ed. Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company,
 Columbus, Ohio. 1987.

*Gregory, J. J. Drainage Basin Form and Process. John Wiley and Sons. 1974.

Helweg, Otto J. Water Resources: Planning and Management. John Wiley and Sons,
 New York. 1985.

* He Daming, Zhang Guoyou, and Hsiang-te Kung. Towards Cooperative Utilization and
 co-ordinated Management of International Rivers.  Science Press and Science
  Press New York Ltd., The United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan 2001, ISBN
 1-880132-73-7.

*J. A.A. Jones, C.M. Liu, M.K. Woo,  and H.T. Kung. Regional Hydrological
 Response to Climate Change and Global Warming. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
  The Netherlands, 1996. 429 pp. ISBN  0-7923-4329-8.

*Kung, H. T. Geographic Aspects of the Urban Hydrology of Knoxville, Tennessee.
 Unpublished dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1980

*Leopold, L.B., Wolman, M. G., and Miller, J. P. Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology. W.
 H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco. 1964.

*Leopold, Luna B. Water. W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco. 1974.

*Mather, John R. Water Resources--Distribution, Use, and Management. John Wiley
 and Sons, Inc., New York. 1984.

Matthews, Olen Paul. Water Resources: Geography and Law. Resources Publication in
 Geography, Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C. 1984.

Miller, D. H. Water at the Surface of the Earth.  Academic Press, New York.  1977.

Powledge, Fred. Water--The Nature, Uses, and Future of Our Most Precious and Abused
 Resources. 2nd printing, Farrar Straus Giroux, New York. 1983.

Price, Michael. Introducing Groundwater. George Allen and Unwin, London. 1985

Richards, Keith. Rivers: Form and Process in Alluvial Channels. Methuen, New York.
 1982.

Speidel, David H., Ruedisili, Lon C. and Agnew, Allen F. Perspectives on Water - Uses
 and Abuses. Oxford University Press, New York, 1988.

Todd, David K. Groundwater Hydrology. 2nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
 1980.

U. S. D. A. Water. 1955.

Vieseman, Warren, Jr. and Wetty, Claire. Water Management - Technology and
 Institutions. Harper and Row Publishers, New York. 1985.

* These references are more essential and important for the class use.

Peridiodicals and Journals:

Annals of the Association of American Geographers
*Catena
*Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Environmental Management
*Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Environmental Science and Technology
Geo-Abstract
Geographic Review
Groundwater
Journal of Applied Meteorology
Journal of Geography
*Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal of Soil Sciences
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management - ASCE
Landscape Planning
*Physical Geography
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
*Progress in Physical Geography
Southeastern Geographer
The Professional Geographer
Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
*Water Resources Bulletin
*Water Resources Research
Water Services
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper

Office Hours:

 To be announced in the first day of class.

Goals and Objectives:

 This is a seminar and discussion course in which we will study the dynamic physical geography of water, and the interaction between and relation to environment. The course is divided into three parts:

1. The path of water through hydrologic cycle from rainfall to streamflow and groundwater.

2. Action of water in hillslope erosion, and the formation of stream channels and valley floors - fluvial
 geomorphology.

3. Review of the critical subject of river quantity (flood) and quality which will provide us a comprehensive
 background for understanding water related problems in environment.

Organizations of the Course:

The course is consisted of three hours of discussion a week (5:30 - 8:30 pm Monday evening) for fifteen weeks in the Spring Semester of 2003. Students are expected to give presentations of the reviewed literature and research findings in class. Field trips will be arranged during the semester to examine the fluvial process, water uses (groundwater pumping station), waste-water treatment, and stream flow and water quality measurements.  Films and some visual aid will be used in lecture period.  Guest speakers
will be invited to give talks on water related problems in the class.

Requirement and Grade Evaluation Procedure:

       There will be no tests, however, the final grade of the course is based on:

       1. Class participation, presentation and discussion in class (40%);
       2. Final research term paper (60%)

       A good quality research term paper is required and the topic can be selected by student but approved by instructor.
 

Date    Presenter           Topic  

1/27     Kung                  Introduction to Course Objectives and   Scope of Study

2/3                                 Water Distribution and Properties

2/10                               Evaporation and Precipitation

2/17                               Water Budget

2/24                               Water Uses

3/3                                 Runoff and Streamflow

3/10                              Spring Break

3/17                               Infiltration and Soil Moisture and Groundwater

3/24                              Groundwater and Groundwater Flow

3/31                              Wetland and Ducks Unlimited

4/7                                Flood Hazards and Floodplain Management

4/14                              Research Paper Presentation

4/21                             Research Paper Presentation

4/28                            Research Paper Presentation
 
 

I. Purpose

       The purpose of this assignment is to provide the students with a practical experience of analyzing water-related problems, utilizing some of the methods, techniques, and concepts (knowledge) learned in
Geography 7/8231.

II. Project Assignment

       Each individual shall select his/her own topic and have it approved by the instructor. The selected topic is designed to study the water-related problems in the vicinity areas. Suggested topics for term paper (project) are:

1. Design of statewide groundwater monitoring network.
2. Alternative approaches for the protection of wetlands.
3. Incentives for the reduction of soil erosion on unsuitable croplands.
4. Water supply and demand problems (U.S.G.S.)
5. Potential groundwater pollution (U.S.G.S. and County Health Department)
6. Floods on Nonconnah Creek, or Wolf River, or Loosahatchie (Big Creek) River. (Corps of Engineers)
7. Comparative analysis of basins' morphology and their effects on hydrology.
8. Erosion and sedimentation in Reelfoot Creek Watershed - An application of Remote Sensing and ERDA  system.
9. Various techniques in determining flood-plain.
10. Water budget analysis in Tennessee. (Study of flood and drought.)
11. Identification of critical aquifer recharge areas, and widespread small sources of contamination of  groundwater.
12. Design of a methodology for the development of a basin wide groundwater protection  plan.
13. Global climate change and its effects on desertification and/or oasification.
14. Groundwater uses and rice production in Arkansas.
15. Water quality and water uses in the developing countries.

       Any other relevant topics are encouraged and also acceptable for term paper or term project with the consensus by instructor.

III. Outline of the Project/Paper

       The report or paper must include the following elements or components:

1. Cover page
2. 250-word abstract
3. Table of contents
4. Statement of problem
5. Literature review
6. Data sources, methods, and procedures
7. Discussion and /or analysis
8. Conclusion, recommendation, and suggestion for future studies
9. Bibliography and references

IV. Final Report

       The final report must be well organized, well written, typed and double-spaced on 8 1/2" x 11" white bond paper, complete with title page, abstract, table of contents, footnotes, bibliography, tables, graphs, and appropriate maps. Text should be 10-15 pages in length excluding tables,  graphs, and map illustrations.
 

V. Deadline

1. Research topic typed on paper with brief statement of purpose and goal due on February 3, 2003.
 

2. Proposal (5 pages) including purpose statement (statement of problem), literature review, data sources,  and methods and procedures, expected results, and timetable due on  March 17, 2003.

3. Final (type-written) report due on April 21, 2003.

4. Oral presentation of the paper is scheduled on April 14, April 21, and April 28, 2003.

   Any delay of turning in the assignment(s) will result in lowering the points and/or final grade.
 
 

Introduction to Course Objectives and Scope of Study

I. Water supplies and properties of water

II. The hydrologic cycle
         1. The general cycle and its world-wide summation
         2. The surface and near-surface parts of the cycle

III. Precipitation, Evaporation, and transpiration
         1. Precipitation
         2. Potential and actual evapotranspiration
         3. Seasonal and aerial variations

IV. Interception

V. Water use by vegetation

VI. Water in the soil

VII. The water balance and water Budget
         1. Basic concepts and assumptions
         2. Examples
         3. Regimes and patterns
         4. Departures from assumptions

VIII. Infiltration versus surface runoff
         1. Rate of infiltration and its controls
         2. The infiltration/runoff split
         3. Soil moisture storage and behavior
         4. Throughflow and re-emergence

IX. Groundwater
         1. Occurrence of groundwater
         2. Groundwater zones
         3. The water table
         4. Groundwater discharge
         5. Groundwater as a resource

X. Runoff processes
         1. Surface detention, sheet flow, channeled flow
         2. Short-term and seasonal fluctuation
         3. Stream regimes and floods

XI. Drainage basins

XII. Mechanical principles of running water  hill slope processes
         1. Flow
         2. Erosion and its controls
         3. Transportation and types of load
         4. Deposition

XIII. Channel geometry and its controls -river channels
         1. Cross section
         2. Patterns
         3. Effects of changes in discharge and bedload (temporal and spatial)
         4. Environmental changes and their effects (natural and man-made)

XIV. Water resources management
         1. Water supply and use
         2. Flood hazard management
         3. Water quality problems
         4. Water resources development and  waste-water disposal
 

1. Select two comparable size watersheds (basins) in a state in which the climatic
 (precipitation and temperature) and stream discharge data are available.

 *Sources of information:   (1) U.S.G.S. Water Resources data
      (2) climatograph - climatic data
      (3) topographic maps

2. Delineate the studied watersheds and analyze watersheds characteristics such as
 climate, topography, land uses, soil, and geology.

3. Tabulate and graph the monthly precipitation and temperature data for the selected
 basins for the last  10 years (1986-1996).

 * Sources of information:  (1) climatograph of the state - for each weather
       station in the basin.
     (2) Chapter 2 of the text.

4. Calculate the PE by using Thornthwaite and/or other methods (manual or computer)
  for each station in the selected basins.

 * Sources of information:  (1) Thornthwaite and Mather, "The Water
       Balance," Publication in Climatology, VIII       (1), Centerton, N.J. Laboratory of
      Climatology, pp.  1-86, 1955.

5. Option A or B
 (A) Run monthly water budget for the selected basins by using
  PC with WATBUG and WATINPUT software.
  You need to assume your soil moisture holding capacity and previous
  monthly surplus or runoff, or
 (B) Choose any hydrologic model from SCS, USGS, U.S. Corp of Engineers (HEC),
  etc. to simulate the basin runoff.

 * Sources of information:  (1) WATBUG and WATINPUT  programs
     (2) Chapter 8 of the text.
     (3) SCS, USGS, Corp. of Engineers,  etc.

6. Compare the calculated or simulated surplus or runoff of monthly water budget of the selected basins with the measured stream runoff from U.S.G.S. Water Resources data.
Discuss the similarities and differences (discrepancies) and try to explain why there is or isn't any differences.

7. Write a 5 pages brief report explaining your purpose, procedures, findings, and comparisons of the two watersheds you studied in terms of their runoff regime relating to watershed characteristics.

*****Exercise Due on April 14 2003 for extra bonus*****