Hydrogeology
Course information
Title of the course:
Hydrogeology
Responsible for teaching:
Other teachers:
Dr. Balázs Kovács
Type of the course:
Professional studies
Description
Prerequisites:
Physical basis of geosciences, Introduction to geology
Brief description of the lecture:
Water circulation, water resources of the Earth, Darcy’s law and its applications. Interpreting the seepage factor. Basics of seepage hydraulics: numerical and analytical solutions for the basic equation of seepage. Local and regional water flow systems, the approach of Tóth. The dispersion of hydrodinamic parameters in a basin: equipotential surfaces, streamlines. Inflow and discharge areas. The consequences of regional flow. The types of water resources and the calculation principles of the exploitable resources.
The hydrogeological division of Hungary, water bodies.
The laboratory and field devices of hydrogeological research and recognition. The protection of groundwater resources. Contamination sensitivity of territories, transport processes. The institutional background of water management and the system of rules in Hungary. The Water Framework Directive of the European Union.
Recommended reading:
- MARTON Lajos (2009): Alkalmazott Hidrogeológia. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó
- TÓTH, József (2009): Gravitational Systems of Groundwater Flow: Theory, Evaluation, Utilization. Cambridge University Press
- KOVÁCS, Balázs – SZANYI János (2005): Hidrodinamikai és Transzport modellezés I.-II. Miskolci Egyetem – SZTE, Gáma-Geo Kft.
- LÉCZFALVY Sándor (2004): Felszín alatti vizeink. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó (I.-II. kötet + Mellékletek)
- FREEZE, R.A. and CHERRY, J.A. (1979): Groundwater; Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall - FETTER, C.W. (1994): Applied Hydrogeology; Macmillan College
Publishing Company - KRESICH, N. (1996): Quantitativ Solutions in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling, Lewis Publishers
- Article: HYDROGEOLOGY Journal, Springer
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