CODE 61673 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 4 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE GEOLOGICHE 8763 (L-34) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR GEO/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2016/2017) EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 25934 2016 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EARTH PHYSICS 38654 2016 GEOMORPHOLOGY 65682 2016 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Hydrology and meteorology represent two very important aspects in the Applied Geological Sciences. In particular, the proper assessment of the hydrological risk of a territory requires an adequate knowledge of the main processes occurring both in the atmosphere and within a hydrological basin and measuring techniques useful for monitoring the area in terms of precipitation and outflow. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Acquisition of the basics of meteorology, hydrology and technic hydrology focussing attention on the study of the atmospheric circulation and weather events, the measurement of precipitation, the statistical analysis of hydrological variables, the hydrological balance, the measurement of the flow rate and the propagaton of floods. The course will be completed with practical exercises aimed teaching of the main operational techniques for analysing and processing hydrological data AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course focuses on the following aspects: • knowledge of the main phenomena occurring in the atmosphere with particular regard to the formation of precipitation • knowledge of the main measurement techniques for the assessment and monitoring of precipitation • definition of the main characteristics of a hydrological basin • knowledge of the main processes occurring within the basin during the transformation of the outlet into the outflow • knowledge of the main techniques for correct assessment of hydraulic risk At the end of the course the student will have to know the main theoretical aspects related to meteorology and hydrology, to be able to describe at a theoretical level the main phenomena affecting the water cycle and to know the most suitable methods and instruments to be used in the analysis TEACHING METHODS classroom-taught lesson SYLLABUS/CONTENT The atmosphere (composition, thermal balance, radiation measurement, vertical temperature distribution, air circulation) Precipitation (formation, classification, measurement, extreme events) Hydrographic basin (identification, classification, morphometric characteristics, coefficients of form, time of overflow, description of river geomorphology) Hydrologic Balance (inflow, basin loss, surface outflow, evaporation, evaporimeters, evapotranspiration, methods of measurement evapotranspiration, interception, infiltration: theoretical models and measurement methods) Surface outflows (flow and flow measurements, hydrometers and hydrometrographs, speed measurements in watercourses, flow rate calculations, flow rates, baseline analysis of hydrometric observations, analysis of the hydrographic program and full hydrography, Flow rate) The Propagation of overflow (translation and lamination, mathematical models: De Saint Venant equation) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Notes distributed throughout the course “Idrologia: il ciclo dell’acqua e i suoi effetti” di Mauro Greppi (Ed: Hoepli) “Idrologia Tecnica” di Ugo Moisello (Ed: La Goliardica Pavese s.r.l.) TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GABRIELE FERRETTI Ricevimento: Agreed directly with the teacher Exam Board GABRIELE FERRETTI (President) SIMONE BARANI MARCO CAPELLO DANIELE SPALLAROSSA MASSIMO VERDOYA LESSONS LESSONS START October Class schedule ELEMENTS OF HYDROLOGY AND APPLIED METEOROLOGY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION oral examination (Oral interview) ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral exam will verify the level of knowledge of the topics covered during the course through open questions. The assessment will be carried out on the basis of the knowledge gained, the quality of the exposure, the correct use of the specialized lexicon and the critical reasoning capacity Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 22/01/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale 05/02/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale 14/06/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale 28/06/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale 12/07/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale 03/09/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale 17/09/2019 14:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Optional attendance