Groundwater Geology


Next offered: Fall 2012 M and W (8 and 9 period)
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Background Requirements:
- I will assume a basic understanding of geology (e.g., types of rocks, geologic processes).
- The class will be quantitative. You should have calculus and physics. Being comfortable with partial differential equations will help your understanding of class material; however, most assignments require more basic math skills (e.g., re-arranging and solving algebraic equations).

Textbook: Fundamentals of Groundwater (Schwartz and Zhang)
Topics Covered:
  • Groundwater and the Hydrologic Cycle
  • Porosity and Permeablity
  • Groundwater Flow: Darcy's Law
  • Groundwater Flow Equations
  • Potentiometric Surface Maps
  • Flow to Wells
  • Florida Hydrogeology
  • Geology and Groundwater
  • Field Methods
  • Regional Groundwater Flow
  • Groundwater Recharge and Discharge
  • The unsaturated zone
  • Water chemistry and solute transport
  • Groundwater management