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Course Description:

Groundwater is the primary source of readily usable freshwater on Earth. In India, groundwater is also a critical resource for socio-economic development. Sustainable development of this vital resource can only be achieved through proper scientific understanding and the development of an informed decision-making support system. This course is designed for graduate and senior undergraduate students who would like to have a working knowledge of groundwater. Course materials will cover hydrologic cycle, aquifer characteristics, fundamentals of porous media flow, evaluation of aquifer properties and groundwater quality. 

Course Description:

Remote sensing has developed as an indispensable tool to observe the Earth System at large spatial scales. With its integration with GIS, remote sensing has evolved from an observation platform to a crucial decision-making support system. This course is designed for graduate students who would like to learn about the fundamentals and applications of remote sensing and GIS. Course materials will cover the principles, components and techniques of remote sensing and how it can be integrated with GIS for various applications in Earth Sciences

Course Content:

Planet Earth’s Hydrosphere: Its Contents and Diverse Processes that Fashion Climate and Ecology. Planet Earth’s freshwater system in the context of the Hydrological Cycle at varying spatial scales. Interconnected sub-components, their water-holding capacity, residence time, transport characteristics, and quantification of variabilities. Hydrological analysis: Watershed delineation, Analysis of Hydrological Systems at various scales from Watershed to River Basins. Water quality. Water resources mapping and management. 

Course Description:

Hydrology is the scientific study of water underneath and on the earth’s surface, including the atmosphere. Water has unique properties that make it vital to life on Earth and its physical environment. Alongside the core concepts of hydrometeorology and physical hydrology, this course will explore in detail the key components of the hydrologic cycle, which includes processes like precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, groundwater flow, surface runoff, and streamflow. In this course, we will also learn about the methods of measuring and estimating the rates of hydrologic fluxes.