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| ENVT0839-1
| Cours de base
- Hydrogeology in water integrated management
- Collection of environmental information
- Environmental data processing - statistical and mathematical tools
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| Duration : | Hydrogeology in water integrated management : 12h Th
Collection of environmental information : 24h Th
Environmental data processing - statistical and mathematical tools : 15h Th, 9h Pr
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| Holder(s) : | Hydrogeology in water integrated management : Alain Dassargues
Collection of environmental information : Jacques Nicolas
Environmental data processing - statistical and mathematical tools : Jacques Nicolas
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| Course contents :
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| - Introduction - Definitions: groundwater resources advantages and drawback, relative importance in the world, in Belgium, in Walloon region.
- Hydrological cycle and water balance of a basin, groundwater reserves.
- Confined, water table and perched aquifers: definitions and examples, importance of a clear geological understanding when defining hydrogeological conditions.
- Hydrogeological parameters and groundwater flow equations: hydrostatic, porosities, hydraulic conductivity and Darcy's law, intrinsic permeability, generalisation, application, limitations, measurements on field, piezometric maps, application examples, transmissivity, steady state groundwater flow in saturated conditions, specific storage coefficient, transient flow in confined and water table aquifers.
- Hydrochemical state of groundwater, main principles of protection zones, vulnerability mapping. |
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| - Definition of the problem and of its objectives
- Introduction to sampling procedures
- Planification of the data collection process (what ? where? with which precision ?)
- Choice and application of the measuring sensors
- Fundamental principles: sensor types, influence factors, constraints of field measurement, metrological characteristics: error, calibration, limits, sensitivity, response time, drift, resolution, ...
The lecture is based on real life examples concerning the environment. |
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| On the basis of concrete examples drawn from environmental studies
- preparation of data processing (coding, missing data, outliers, computer files)
- selection of data processing method in function of the objectives of the environmental study
- short and concrete presentation of various graphical and mathematical processing tools (filtering, smoothing, harmonic analysis, ...) and of statistical tools (descriptive statistics, regressions, analysis of variance, factor analysis, ...) in the frame of environmental studies
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| Course objective :
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| Allow the student to obtain a basic knowledge about hydrogeology and groundwater flow problems. |
| | Collection of environmental information |
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| Explaining the main principles and the conditions of data collection. The aim is to allow the student to examine the data collection methods with a critical eye. |
| | Environmental data processing - statistical and mathematical tools |
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| Leading the student to select a suitable data processing method in the frame of an environmental study and to interpret the results with criticism. |
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| Prerequisites :
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| Basic principles in physics and in environmental sciences . |
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| Descriptive statistics and basic mathematics (logarithm, integral, derivative) |
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| Workshops :
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| Few practical work sessions are organised at the Arlon site of the ULg after the theory lessons. |
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| 6 hours seminar : group presentations of case studies |
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| 12 hours of processing of real data in the computer room |
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| Organization :
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| This course is usually given at the Arlon site of the ULg at the end of December- beginning January. |
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| 8 modules of 3 hours each, in December...January |
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| Lecture : 3 hours-modules
Pratical works : two times 6 hours in the computer room |
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| Written notes :
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| Pdf copies of all ppt transparents are made available.
Reference book:
- Fetter C.W., 2001, Applied Hydrogeology (4th Edition), Prentice Hall, 598 p. |
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| Published book : "Surveillance de l'environnement - Méthodologie" (in French). |
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| availbable on intranet in html format |
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| Assessment :
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| Writen exam organised at the Arlon site of the ULg. Short questions based mainly on the physical understanding of the processes and concerned parameters. |
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| Evaluation of oral presentation during the seminar. |
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| the 6 last hours of practical works are based on the study of a real life environmental example and are evaluated |
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| Contacts :
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| Alain Dassargues 04/3662376 Alain.Dassargues@ulg.ac.be |
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| j.nicolas@ulg.ac.be |
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| j.nicolas@ulg.ac.be |
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