HÄ°D652 - ISOTOPES IN HYDROLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOTOPES IN HYDROLOGY | HÄ°D652 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Drill and Practice Problem Solving Other: Homework | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr. C. Serdar Bayarı | |||||
| Course objective | The goal of this course is to teach the student how to utilize from the environmental isotopes in hydrology, hydrogeology and paleoclimate at graduate level research. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Stable and radioactive isotopes used in hydrologic and hydrogeologic research, del and isotope ratio notations, associated standards, equilibrium and kinetic isotope fractination, processes affecting stable isotope content, estimation of the moisture source, recharge elevation/temperature. Radioactive isotopes, determination of groundwater?s residence time, determination of radiocarbon age, lumped and distributed-parameter models. | |||||
| References | Clark, ID and Fritz, P, 1997, Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology, Francis 328 p., Notes on case studies | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction, use of isotopes in hydrology and hydrogeology, structure of atom, stable and radioactive isotopes |
| Week 2 | Del and isotope Ratio notations, equilibrium and kinetic isotopic fractination |
| Week 3 | Stable isotopes used in hydrology: O, C, H, S, N |
| Week 4 | Sampling, analyses of stable and radioactive isotopes |
| Week 5 | O and H isotopes in hydrologic cycle |
| Week 6 | Determination of the recharge elevation, temperature; origin analyses in case of mixing of different waters |
| Week 7 | Midterm |
| Week 8 | Isotopes and other tracers used in groundwater age dating: 3H, 14C, CFC, 3He* etc. Determination of groundwater residence time; lumped and distributed parameter models |
| Week 9 | Fields of use of noble gas isotopes: monitoring of tectonic activity, recharge temperature, tritium/tritiogenic He-3 age |
| Week 10 | Case study: lake mixing dynamics |
| Week 11 | Case study: Calculation of groundwater?s residence time by lumped and distributed parameter models |
| Week 12 | Case study: Calculation of groundwater?s recharge elevation and temperature |
| Week 13 | Case study: Groundwater age dating by radiocarbon and analyses of paleoclimate signal |
| Week 14 | Overall assessment |
| Week 15 | Overall assessment |
| Week 16 | Final examination |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 29 | 29 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 4 | 15 | 60 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 101 | 225 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Student reaches, interprets and uses the information by using all aspects of scientific research techniques. | X | ||||
| 2. Student closely follows the science and technology, has in-depth knowledge on techniques and methods of the fields of earth sciences and engineering and the management and solution of engineering problems related with water resources. | X | ||||
| 3. Student knows data collection techniques, if needed, fill in the limited or missing data sets by means of scientific techniques and use the data sets. | X | ||||
| 4. Student interprets and combines the information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
| 5. Student recognizes lifelong learning and universal values and is aware of new and emerging applications in earth sciences. | X | ||||
| 6. Student defines engineering problems and develops innovative methods on problem solving and design enhancement | X | ||||
| 7. Student, in addition to his/her ability to work independently, leads multidisciplinary team work, produces solutions for complex situations by taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 8. Student has the ability of developing new and original ideas and methods. | X | ||||
| 9. Student uses the foreign language in verbal and written communication, at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B2. | X | ||||
| 10. Student presents the results of processes of a study with an open and systematic manner in the national and international scientific platforms. | X | ||||
| 11. Student respects rules of social and scientific ethics at all stages of his/her research, takes into account the social and environmental effects in engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 12. Student can design and organize experimental laboratory and field studies within the scope of his/her research. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest