CE 6590 - Surface Water Quality Modeling

An advanced course on the fundamentals and principles that underlie the mathematical modeling techniques used to analyze the quality of surface waters.

Requisites: CE 4500
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to explain eutrophication and how it is detrimental to living organisms in water.
Students will be able to explain the characteristics of rivers and streams (hydrologic factors, pollution discharges, river/stream model).
Students will be able to explain the unique nature of estuaries from the water quality modeling standpoint.
Students will be able to explain the basics (elements, waste loading, sources, sampling, general model) of surface water quality problems.
Students will be able to model rivers and lakes as water quality model systems.
Students will be able to explain why dissolved oxygen can be an important water quality indicator.