Vorlesung mit Übung: Soil Hydrology. Wahlpflicht Master FES; Schwerpunkt Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling + Ecosystem Sciences - Details

Vorlesung mit Übung: Soil Hydrology. Wahlpflicht Master FES; Schwerpunkt Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling + Ecosystem Sciences - Details

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Course name Vorlesung mit Übung: Soil Hydrology. Wahlpflicht Master FES; Schwerpunkt Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling + Ecosystem Sciences
Subtitle
Course number 700591
Semester WiSe 2024/25
Current number of participants 30
expected number of participants 20
Home institute Abteilung Ökopedologie der gemäßigten Zonen
Courses type Vorlesung mit Übung in category Teaching
First date Monday, 28.10.2024 11:15 - 13:00, Room: (FSR 2.1 (Forst Büsgenweg 2 (1660)))
Type/Form
Pre-requisites Examination requirements:
Theoretical and experimental skills of soil hydrology

Rooms and times

(FSR 2.3 (Forst Büsgenweg 2 (1660)))
Monday: 11:15 - 13:00, weekly (10x)
Thursday: 16:15 - 18:00, weekly (10x)
(FSR 2.1 (Forst Büsgenweg 2 (1660)))
Monday: 11:15 - 13:00, weekly (3x)
(FSR 3.2 (Forst Büsgenweg 3 (1554)))
Thursday: 16:15 - 18:00, weekly (2x)
(CIP-Raum II (Forst Büsgenweg 4 (1620)))
Thursday: 16:15 - 18:00, weekly (7x)

Fields of study

Module assignments

Comment/Description

Learning outcome, core skills:

The course consists of three interconnected parts.

1. The theoretical background (1) describes the fundamental static and dynamic principles of soil water, starting with the special physical properties of water molecules continuing with the basic static traits of soil water, e.g. water content and the energy state.The latter is important for the understanding and calculation of soil water flow under saturated and unsaturated conditions. The water balance of the soils will be completed by the potential sinks of soil water in ecosystems, like e.g. drainage, evaporation, root water uptake, and transpiration. The theoretical lectures will be accompanied by experimental exercises.
2. lab measurements of bulk density, water content, water potential, conductivity, pF-curve are important parameters describing the state of soil water. Additionally, automated soil lysimeters with or without plants will be provided to the students for self-initiated experiments. The self-measured hydrological and meteorological time series data are the basis for the third part
3. the modelling of soil water cycles. Based on the learned experimental and theoretical skills, the basic principles of soil water modelling are explained and practiced.

Lecture, Exercise, Practical course