ESCI 4222 - Watershed Science

Institution:

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Subject:

Earth Sciences

Description:

Prerequisites: Earth Science Majors and M.A. Geography students: ESCI 4140 or 4155 or GEOL 4145; Biology Majors and M.S. Biology students: BIOL 4149 and permission of the instructor; Civil Engineering Majors and M.S.C.E. students: CEGR 3141 or 5144 and permission of the instructor; all others require the permission of the instructor. Examinations of the cycling of water and chemical elements in natural and perturbed watersheds with emphasis on linkages between the hydrologic and biogeochemical processes which control runoff water quality. Topics include runoff processes, evapotranspiration, nutrient export and stream, riparian and hyporheic zone hydrochemical dynamics. (Spring, Alternate years)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uncc.edu

Phone Number:

(704) 687-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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