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BSE-4224: Field Methods in Hydrology

Description: Site characterization: surveying, channel and floodplain mapping, land use, electronic data acquisition. Techniques for measuring surface and subsurface hydrologic processes: water flow, hydrologic conductivity, precipitation, evaporation. Sampling techniques: surface water, groundwater, and soil pore water sampling. In-situ monitoring: automatic samplers, dataloggers, water quality sondes. Laboratory analyses: good laboratory practices, selection of analytical method, calibration, quality assurance/quality control.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BSE-3324 or CEE-3314 or FREC-3104 or WATR-3104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 10

Average GPA: 3.92 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 80.14%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Durelle T Scott202397.1%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.938
William C Hession202190.6%9.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.882

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