Spring 2027

Hydroclimatology for Water Resources Management

Integrates climate science into water resources management by analyzing climatic influences on hydrologic variables across sub-seasonal, seasonal, and climate change scales.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Paul Block4.0/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify present to future and local to global hydroclimatic challenges

  • Perform diagnostics and attribution regarding the influence of climatic variables and phenomena on hydrologic variables

  • Design and verify probabilistic statistical and dynamical hydroclimatic forecasts

  • Explain the complexities of forecast communication

  • Explain the state and complexities of climate change science and modeling as it relates to water management

  • Write codes to perform statistical analyses

  • Use multiple performance metrics and subsequently draw suitable conclusions

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Prerequisites

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CIV ENGR 415 and (STAT 311 or 324), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

CIVENGR 515

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PAUL BLOCK is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Climatic influences on hydrologic variables
  • Prediction prospects
  • Implications for water management and development
  • Space and time variability of hydrological processes

Skills

  • Identifying hydroclimatic challenges
  • Diagnosing and attributing climatic influences on hydrology
  • Designing and verifying hydroclimatic forecasts
  • Communicating forecast complexities
  • Explaining climate change science and modeling for water management
  • Writing code for statistical analysis
  • Using performance metrics to draw conclusions

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CIVENGR 515 · Spring 2027

Hydroclimatology for Water Resources Management

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

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