Environmental hydrology is the study of the distribution and movement of water on Earth, including precipitation, runoff, groundwater, surface-atmosphere interactions, and human-environment relations.

This course aims to describe the general characteristics of environmental hydrology and focuses on physical processes of water movement via precipitation, interception, evaporation, runoff, infiltration, groundwater, and kinds of water use. Methods for measuring components of these systems (such as precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, and runoff) and analysis of these processes and factors that influence the spatial and temporal distribution of water resources are introduced. Applied aspects of hydrology such as flood and runoff analysis, flood control structures, flood causative factors and flood water management, movement and quality of water resources will also be discussed and water resource conservation and management strategies.

Lecture material is complimented by reading materials and assignments.