| Course title | |||||
| 陸水環境学 [Science on Freshwater Environment] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01en2036 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 山中 勝 [] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| "Science on Freshwater Environment" will give lectures on fundamental knowledge of the freshwater environment on the earth's surface, especially focusing on the hydrologic cycle highly associated with energy and material cycles on the surface. On the water cycle, river water, groundwater and lake water as components of freshwater have unique movements and circulations. Recently, the freshwater, very important resource for us, faces the problem from the aspects of both quantity and quality. Participants will learn water cycle associated with energy and material cycles on the earth's surface, and understand overall picture of the freshwater environments with comprehensions of the component characteristics. |
| Expected Learning |
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Students who successfully completed the course of this lecture, are able to explain hydrologic cycle associated with energy and material cycles on the earth's surface, and understand overall picture of the freshwater environments with comprehensions of the component characteristics. See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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The lecture content will change depending on the participant’s interests, and progress of the lectures, but the following topics will be lectured. 1. Introduction of "Science on Freshwater Environment" 2. Freshwater in hydrologic cycle 3. Watershed and water balances 4. Chemical compositions of freshwater 5. River water and its outflow characteristics 6. Groundwater 1: Distributions of underground water 7. Groundwater 2: Movements and characteristics of groundwater 8. Lake water 1: Types and structures of lake 9. Lake water 2: Ecosystem in lake 10. Freshwater contamination associated with human activity 11. Material cycle in watershed 1: Insight from stable isotopes as tracers 12. Material cycle in watershed 2: Insight from radiogenic isotopes as tracers 13. Familiar freshwater environment 1: Mineral water/Hot springs 14. Familiar freshwater environment 2: Groundwater in Musashino Area 15. Summary of lectures |
| Prerequisites |
| In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| There is no text book. |
| References |
| Limnology (2nd edition) by Horne, Alexander J. and Goldman, Charles R. (1994) MacGraw-Hill, Inc. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Final examination (80%) and assignment (20%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Lecturer hopes that this lecture will be useful to understand of the freshwater environment on the earth's surface, especially focusing on the hydrologic cycle associated highly with energy and material cycles on the surface. Please do positively ask questions using e-mails. |
| Course keywords |
| Cycles for water, energy and material, Watershed, River water, groundwater and lake water, Hydrology, Geochemistry |
| Office hours |
| Lecturer recommends that you will send e-mail (yamanaka.masaru@nihon-u.ac.jp) about questions and discussion because time lecturer stay at office is limited. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 9/27/2022 5:00:49 PM |