Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Institut for Miljøteknologi
Bygning 115, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Contact: Prof. Poul Harremoës
e-mail: ph@imt.dtu.dk
Phone: +45 45 25 15 99
Fax: +45 45 93 28 50

How to register?
Download the registration form from
http://www.purdue.edu/EWRES
Fill out the form, register for ABE 526 I , 3 credits (5ECTS), for the Spring 2000. Fax the completed form to 1-765-496-1989 addressed to Mrs. Celeste Akin, Assistant Director, Programs for Study Abroad, Young Graduate House, Room 120, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-6207, USA. You will receive a confirmation of your course registration

Deadline for receipt of registration form: January 7, 2000.

Plan Ahead:
Plan your courses so as to have the appropriate pre- or co-requisites by the Spring of 2000.

Grades
Grades will be issued by Purdue University and transferred to DTU in June 2000.

How about a virtual trip to Purdue University to follow a Spring-semester course?!
Starts in January 2000 for a limited number of students so sign up quickly!
Think of it: No travel, no early morning classes, the convenience of your own computer in the environment and time of your choosing … Visit the web-sites to find out the latest!

http://www.purdue.edu/EWRES
                        and
http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~engelb/abe526

 Internet Course
Geographical Information and
Watershed Systems Design

Sending University
        Purdue University

Receiving University
  Technical University of Denmark
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
 

SPONSORS
 

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General course information

Target group
The course is intended primarily for seniors and graduate students aiming at an MS-degree in water resources or environmental disciplines in any school of the university. Any graduate student that is enrolled on a full time basis can sign up for this course. Senior students are required to obtain the approval of their advisors.

Purdue Course Number: ABE 526 I
DTU Course reference number: XXXXX

Course Credits 3 Purdue credits (5 ECTS credits)

Course Instructor
Professor Bernard A. Engel
Room 309
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1146
Phone 1-765-494-1198
Fax: 1-765-496-1115
e-mail: engelb@ecn.purdue.edu

Required Course Pre- or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Graduate student or senior (or equivalent) in a field related to water resources or environmental sciences/engineering. The course assumes students have no or little knowledge of GIS.

Aim
Water resources are increasingly managed at the watershed level. Information technologies, especially geographic information systems (GIS) and computer simulation, are important in the analysis and management of water resources.  The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to GIS and hydrologic/water quality models for analysis of water resources issues. Students will learn to utilize GIS to analyze various hydrologic and water quality issues.  In the second portion of the course, hydrologic/water quality models that are interfaced with GIS will be used to analyze water issues at the watershed level.
Watersheds dominated by agricultural land uses of various sizes will be the primary emphasis of the GIS analysis and simulations.

Contents
* Hydrologic and watershed concepts: Runoff
      modeling
* Introduction to ArcView GIS
* Runoff modeling: estimating runoff, SCS CN
      Method, Rational Method, Cooks Method
* GIS Watershed characterization techniques
* GIS Spatial analysis
* Soil erosion estimation, Revised Universal Soil
      Loss Equation (RUSLE)
* Watershed delineation using GIS
* Groundwater quality modeling - DRASTIC and
      SEEPAGE
* Non-Point source pollution and GIS Spatial analysis
* Groundwater Loading Effects of Agricultural Management Systems (GLEAMS)
* National Agricultural Pesticide Risk Analysis (NAPRA)
* Soil and Water Assessment Tool and model (SWAT)
* Agricultural Non-Point Source pollution model (AGNPS)
* Term project

Course syllabus
The course syllabus is available at
http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~engelb/abe526/

Course materials
The majority of the course materials will be available via the World Wide Web. Materials include WWW-based reading assignments, PowerPoint presentations, WWW-based models, GIS tools, GIS databases and GIS-based models that can be downloaded.  Additional materials in the form of photocopies and videos will also be provided.

Assignments and Tests
Assignments will be completed using GIS software  (ArcView and ArcView Spatial Analyst Extension) and computer-based hydrologic/water quality models. GIS data sets required for completion of assignments will be provided by the instructor. Students will submit assignments electronically.
Assignments are due approximately every 2 weeks. There is a midterm examination, before undertaking the special project. There will be quizzes throughout the course.

Hardware and software
Students will require access to a WWW browser
to complete course readings and access other course materials. Students will need access to the ArcView GIS tool and the Spatial Analyst Extension. Water quality models will be provided by the instructor. PCs will be required to run the models provided by the instructor. Please consult the instructor if you do not have access to ArcView and the Spatial Analyst Extension.

Start and completion dates
Students can begin the course any time between January 10 and February 1, 2000. The written and PowerPoint presentations of the term project are due no later than the third week of May. All the course requirements must be completed no later than the third week of May, 2000.

Communication with the instructor
The instructor will be available to address questions via e-mail (typically daily reply). Dr. Engel plans to visit DTU during the second half of May for the completion and the presentation of the term projects. He will formally close the course at that time.