Introduction to Applied Hydrogeology
Introductory applied hydrogeology course examining water storage, flow, and reactions in Earth's shallow subsurface geologic materials.
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What you’ll be able to do
Characterize porous media properties, their units, and relevance to fluid and solute movements.
Identify flow properties and their variability in different types of geologic materials.
Determine fluid movement directions and groundwater quality from existing documentation including well logs, head measurements, and other field data.
Integrate field data and historical data to generate informative hydrogeologic maps.
Assess the quality of methods and interpretations in hydrogeologic research studies.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Introduction to concepts relevant to studying water and its movement in Earth's shallow subsurface. Examines geologic materials through the lens of groundwater and solutes in groundwater to build an understanding of how water is stored, flows through, and reacts with geological materials. Beyond groundwater (the largest available store of freshwater on Earth), the porous crust of the Earth also provides numerous resources, such as hydrocarbons, geothermal energy, and waste storage. Emphasizes understanding fundamental concepts for studying these fluid reservoirs. Discuss hydrogeologic basics, work with hydrogeologic methods and instrumentation, conduct data analysis with real-world data, and have an introduction to groundwater quality.
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Topics
- Water movement in Earth's shallow subsurface
- Water storage, flow, and reaction with geological materials
- Fluid reservoirs including hydrocarbons, geothermal energy, and waste storage
- Groundwater quality
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- Characterize porous media properties, units, and relevance to fluid movement.
- Determine fluid movement directions and groundwater quality from documentation.
- Integrate field and historical data to generate hydrogeologic maps.
- Work with hydrogeologic methods and instrumentation.
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