Earth Science 432

Surface-Water Resources Lecutre Syllabus

http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~uessc/esci432/432syllabus.html
Fall Semester 2009  
Steve Custer
Office Hours
e-mail: scuster@montana.edu; Phone 994 6906
200 Traphagen Hall
Lecture: WF 13:10-14:00;  Laboratory Friday 14:10-17:00
Lecture: 1-130 Wilson ; Laboratory: 101 Traphagen
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Course Schedule ESCI 432 Surface Water Resources
Mon Date Day Topic Reading
Sep 2 W  Course Introduction Syllabus (Lecture and Lab)
Sep
4 F Survey Techniques Harrelson et al., 1994, p.13-32
 


 
Sep 09 W Channel Cross Section Custer, Ch 9 p. 1-5
  11
F Substrate;  Slope Methods
Ch 7a; Chapter 5, p. 3-5
 


 
Sep 16 W Bankfull Discharge Video West and First third of East
Website with Videos

18 F Channel Change  Ch. 9, p. 5-8
 



 Sep 23 W Channel Pattern Ch. 7, p. 1-28
 Sep 25 F Channel Pattern;   Stream Mapping
 Ch. 7, p. 28-37;  Appendix II
 



Sept 30 -

2 Oct
2009
W R F
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Sep 30 W Share Data
You are expected in class to share data. 
Oct 02
F Work up results section of your laboratory report in groups. 
Work Time




 
 Oct 07 W Velocity, depth, position, discharge, stage-discharge Custer Appendix 1; 
For more detail see
Nolan et al, 1998  or USGS Methods Appendix F 536-550
  09 F Channel Features  Depositional Ch 8, p. 1-6
 


 
Oct 14
W Channel Features  Erosional Ch 8.p. 6-10
Oct 16 F 1) Overview
2) Channel Classification Rosgen
Custer, Ch 10, p. 1-7
Rosgen Classification Chart
In Lab
due to
Bad
Weather

Floods--Recurrence Interval
Ungaged-Basin-Stream-Flow Estimation:
See Lecture
Parrett et al., 1983 p.12-24;
National Flood Frequency Program
Oct 21
W Examination Through  Channel Features
Oct 23 F 3)  Montgomery and Buffington  Custer, Ch 10, p. 7-16





 



Oct  28 W Slope, Energy, Roughness, Reynolds

Custer,  Ch 5, p. 5 ; Ch 6, p. 1-4
Hydraulic Equation Summary
Oct 30 F Froud Number, Stream Power, Shear if time example application Ch 6 p.4-7





Nov 04 W Froud Number, Stream Power, Shear Applications Custer, Ch 6, p. 4-7
 Nov 06 F Run-Off Estimation Techniques -- curve number Grove et al., 1998; Optional: Dingman, 1994, p. 389-95
 


 
 Nov 11
W Veteran's Day

Nov
13
F
Infiltration and Runoff -- Horton and Dunne  Custer, Ch 3
 



 Nov 18 W Evapotranspiration Custer Chapter 19
  20 F Evapotranspiration Custer Chapter 19
 

 

Nov 25 W Thanksgiving Holiday

  27 F Thanksgiving Holiday  
 


 
Dec 02
W Precipitation -- Measurement and Consistency.   Dingman, 1994, p. 100-110. Peck, 1997
Dec
04 F Precipitation -- Space and Time

Dingman, 1994, p. 111-128
 



 Dec 09 W Long Profile/Drainage basin if time. 

 Dec 11 F Review/Wrap-up






Dec 17
R
Final Examination 6:00-7:50
1-130 Wilson  Classifcation to Evapotranspiration
Includes Flood Plain Field Trip, Recurrence interval and ungaged recurrence interval discharge estimation






Please Turn off your cell phone when you come to class.

Reading

Your instructor is writing a book.  Some of the reading for this course is from a draft of that book (Custer, 2006).  There are additional  Readings  identified on the syllabus as well.  

Course Grade

Grading: Tests (50%) (Exam 1= 25%; Exam 2 = 25%)
Laboratories (50%).

Plagiarism:

Documented breach of academic integrity will result in failure on the piece of work. Repeated offenses will result in course failure.
 

Students with Disabilities:

If you have a documented disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation(s), you are encouraged to contact your instructor and Disabled Student Services as soon as possible.

Disagreements regarding grading: If, after looking at the key, you believe any written product has been miss scored, you may submit your test and a brief written defense of why you believe your work has been miss marked.

Late Papers:  Because of grading problems created by late papers, there is a  10% penalty for each day late including holidays and week ends.

Plagiarism:  The penalty for academic dishonesty is failure on the piece of work.  Repeated offences may result in failure in the course.
                     Turn off and stash your cell phone during all exams – anyone caught with their cell phone out and on during an exam will
                     receive an automatic failing grade on the exam (out and on = F).

Absences:  Attendance is not taken in class, but you are responsible for lecture and text material.  Class notes should be obtained from a fellow student if a lecture is missed.  The professor does not copy notes.  If you are ill or have a family emergency and will miss an examination if at all possible, please call the instructor BEFORE the absence so arrangements can be made to make up the test.  At least leave voice mail at 994 6906 or e-mail at scuster@montana.edu stating what has happened.
 


Last modified by Steve Custer November 08, 2009