PPT-Extreme Storms Reading: Applied Hydrology Sections 14-5, 14-6

httpwwwtsarpcom Most costly urban flood disaster in the history of the United States Major Highways during Tropical Storm Allison I45 South I10 West httpwwwchroncomcontentchroniclespecial01flood. Hydrologic Systems. Hydrologic systems and hydrologic models. How to apply physical laws to fluid systems. Intrinsic and extrinsic properties of fluids. Reynolds Transport . Theorem. Continuity equation. Syllabus, sequence of topics. Case study of Brushy Creek watershed . Hydrology as a science and as a profession. Hydrologic cycle and world water balance. Water as a physical substance. Readings: . For today – Applied Hydrology and Chapter 1. Syllabus, sequence of topics. Hydrology as a science and as a profession. Hydrologic cycle and world water balance. Water as a physical substance. Case study of Brushy Creek watershed . Readings: . For today – Applied Hydrology and Chapter 1. Hydrologic Systems. Setting the context in Brushy Creek. Hydrologic systems and hydrologic models. Reynolds Transport Theorem. Continuity equation. Reading for next Tuesday – Applied Hydrology, Sections 2.3 to 2.8. Hydrologic Systems. Hydrologic systems and hydrologic models. How to apply physical laws to fluid systems. Intrinsic and extrinsic properties of fluids. Reynolds Transport . Theorem. Continuity equation. Director, National Climatic Data Center. A Perspective on Understanding Changes in . Weather and Climate Extremes . Plant Sector Workshop. March 21, 2012. Outline. Motivation. Billion-dollar Disasters. Extreme Space . Weather Disturbances . Emilia Kilpua. University of Helsinki. (emilia.kilpua@helsinki.fi. . @. EmiliaKilpua. ). Key solar wind parameters. magnetic field magnitude and direction. density . Extreme Space . Weather Disturbances . Emilia Kilpua. University of Helsinki. (emilia.kilpua@helsinki.fi. . @. EmiliaKilpua. ). Key solar wind parameters. magnetic field magnitude and direction. density . a. lways babbles, but never talks?. HYDROLOGY. Water is possibly the world’s most important commodity. . Water makes . life. possible on any planet. That’s why we are always looking for water on other planets…where there is water, there is the possibility life.. a. lways babbles, but never talks?. HYDROLOGY. Water is possibly the world’s most important commodity. . Water makes . life. possible on any planet. That’s why we are always looking for water on other planets…where there is water, there is the possibility life.. 2. Flow Routing. Procedure to determine the flow hydrograph at a point on a watershed from a known hydrograph upstream. As the hydrograph travels, it. attenuates . gets delayed. Q. t. Q. t. Q. t. Q. t. Runoff. Streamflow. Generation. Excess Rainfall and Direct Runoff. SCS Method for runoff amount. Examples from Brushy Creek. Reading for today: Applied Hydrology sections 5.1 to 5.6. Reading for Tuesday Feb 19: Applied Hydrology Sections 5.7 and 5.8, Chapter 6. Surface water. Watershed – area of land draining into a stream at a given location. Streamflow – gravity movement of water in channels. Surface and subsurface flow. Affected by climate, land cover, soil type, etc.. 2. Frequency analysis for extreme events . If you know T, you can find y. T. , and once y. T. is know, x. T. can be computed by . Q. Find a flow (or any other event) that has a return period of T years.